I got lucky enough to be able to get Jens Pulver to chat with me for a few minutes in between rounds at Team USA vs The World over the weekend. Here's what he had to say:

Me: What do you think of the event so far tonight?

Jens: I love it. Number one: That Wixtand. He’s not even out of highschool and the well-roundedness of these guys is incredible. When I started we had tank abbot and those guys. They were 1-dimensional fighters. They were either a wrestler or a boxer. Seeing these transitional guys makes me feel good. Then we have these guys from Ireland coming to say hi to ME. It’s very flattering. They tell me “We love you Jens” and I’m like “Oh my god”. I’m very thankful to be where I’ve been and done what I’ve done.

Me: What’s next for Jens Pulver?

Jens: August 14th man. People wanna talk about “Jens, you’re ruining your brand, you’re ruining your name.” No I’m not. You know what my name was? My name was Jens Pulver when I was born. You know what it’s going to be when I’m dead? Jens Pulver. Everything I do in the middle is about Jens Pulver. Nobody’s going to tell me when to retire. Now am I getting hurt? No. No, I’m not getting Chuck Liddell’d. No offense Chuck. I’m not getting knocked out. I’m not half-dead. I like competing. I love it. I enjoy it. That is what I am. I’m the hard knocks kid. I’m the kid who was born with a shotgun in his mouth and I’m trying to turn that thing in to a silver spoon for his children. That’s it. I love to do what I’m doing. I’m performing and I’m doing what I love. All I want is for everyone to do what they love.”