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First off, what kind of name is "Nuri"?
Actually, it’s an Arabic name. I was born Muslim, so my father named me ‘Nuri’, which means ‘light’.

What’s your style of fighting like?
My style is MMA-style — that’s all I can say. What happens is over time you just learn how to adapt your style. I’ve done judo, kung fu… so it’s a mix between judo, kung fu and jiu-jitsu. And maybe a little wrestling. But my style is mixed — a hybrid style of submission fighting.

What are your strengths as a fighter?
My strength as a fighter is that I’m able to adapt really fast; I’m good, fast and explosive; and I can do most anything I want to do in the ring.

Tell us about how you got into competing.
I got into competing about three years ago. I was grappling in a tournament [run by] NAGA (the North American Grappling Association). I was never part of a team — me and my friend would just drive down there and compete — and what happened was that I ended up beating four Renzo guys in a row. The longest match was about a minute, a minute and a half. David Roy and Kirik Jenness, the guys who run MMA.tv, saw me there and invited me up to train with them. They trained me, and I had my first MMA fight right after that.

And your MMA competition history?
I went out and fought at Dangerzone twice, and the first time it was a four-man tournament and I ended up winning twice. The first guy I TKO’d, the second I submitted with an armbar. But after that I fought Quincy Rice in my pro debut, which was kind of fast ’cause I think I had only three closed-fist fights. I lost that match — but it was a pretty good match. I lost the match by armbar… [After a year hiatus], I ended up flying out to the IFC, where I fought Kelly Dullanty — that was my second loss, and it was by decision. It was a pretty good match though. After that I flew back out to Colorado for Gladiator Challenge, and I won that fight against Greg McKintyre. He’s out of California somewhere — I beat him by TKO also.

Beating Todd Fox was a good win for you, wasn’t it?
After I fought Todd Fox, no one wanted to fight me anymore. I had three guys lined up to fight, and all three guys backed out.

Steve Berger is a really tough opponent. Who’s been your toughest opponent thus far?
My toughest opponent? Myself! [Laughs.] I’m going to say… probably Quincy. The reason I say Quincy is not because he hurt me — he popped my arm — but only because I hit him with a lot of things… I hit him with a few good shots and he kept on ticking, kept on ticking. Kelly Dullanty, he frustrated me… but I think if I trained for the fight I don’t think he could give me a hard time at all.

Your thoughts on Berger?
I think he’s a very good opponent. He’s a nice guy. He’s a boxing and jiu-jitsu guy… he’s not really fast. He’s real methodical and he’s really, really good at what he does, but he’s not fast. I’m not trying to sound cocky at all, but I’m real confident in what I’m doing.

Do you have any concerns getting into the ring against him?
I already have pretty good sprawls — I’m pretty good at takedown defense — so I’m not really too worried about that. I’m not too worried about his hands either. I know if he hits me it’s going to be a different story, but I’m not too worried about it. I’ve got a lot of confidence in my style… and in what I can do.

Are you going to stand and trade with him?
It depends on what he gives me. I wasn’t planning on standing with Todd, but Todd threw a punch at me so I threw a punch at him. Steve, he’s grappler… I can grapple. But by the same token, if he throws punches at me and he lands I might hit him or I might go to the ground with him. It depends. I’m not afraid to do anything with him. I’m confident to punch, I’m confident to kick, I’m confident to go to the ground — I’m confident to do everything. All I can say is: if he’s not prepared for a war, he better go back home.

How are you right before a fight?
I’m pretty calm. I might get a little pumped up. Actually, I really don’t get too pumped up until about a match before my match. Then I start to get pumped up. I don’t get nervous anymore, I’m not sure why. I guess the nervousness now turns into excitement, ’cause I don’t get jitters, my stomach doesn’t flutter, nothing… I think I’m probably more excited than anything.

What are your thoughts on the Ring of Fury promotion?
It’s actually the best event that I’ve ever competed in. This is a professional and very put-together event… I’m thoroughly impressed with it. Also, I can get up and go down the street and fight and then come back home, instead of flying two thousand miles either way. I love it!

What are your goals in MMA?
To be the best… I’d love to fight in King of the Cage, I’d love to fight in the UFC, I’d love to fight in Pride. Wherever the ‘best’ is, I want to be there.