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'Wasabi', the Spaniard fighting Sage at UFC 200
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<p><a href="http://twitter.com/JonathanShrager" target="_blank">Jonathan Shrager </a>for The UnderGround catches up with TUF Latin America Season 2 runner up Enrique "Wasabi" Marín, ahead of his fight with Sage Northcutt at UFC 200 on July 11. Wasabi discusses <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">his curious moniker, his profession as a Physical Education teacher at a primary school, his training at Kings MMA under the tutelage of renowned coach Rafael </span>Cordeiro<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, the origins of the opportunity to encounter much-vaunted Sage </span>Northcutt<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> at landmark UFC 200 event, his opinions on the hype surrounding Sage, the narrative underpinning </span>Northcutt's<span style="line-height: 1.6em;"> defeat to Bryan </span>Barberena<span style="line-height: 1.6em;">, his psychological preparations to deal with the magnitude of the occasion, his aspirations to raise the profile of MMA in his native Spain, and much more.</span></p>
