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still in it's infancy and I was doing it kind of hush-hush, so I wasn't quite ready. 5K: Tell us a little about your camp, London Shootfighters.
Al Turk: It's great you know. I have a lot of good people around me. I work with quite a few pro boxers and I have quite a selection of people. I think variety is very important, especially in my division, and I have that there.
5K: Who have been the main influences on your career?
Al Turk: Paul (Ivens) and Alexis (Demetriades) my coaches at London Shootfighters.
5K: What improvements has British MMA made over the past few years?
Al Turk: You can see the skill level is becoming much more apparent. Younger guys are coming through more rounded, they start a lot younger and so they absorb things much better. The trainers have increased and you see a better balance of disciplines.
5K: You were the Cage Rage heavyweight champion, how much of an impact did they have on British MMA?
AL Turk: Cage Rage was, at the time, the number one show over here. It was really well organized and ran by good people. I'd say it really helped put MMA on the map here in the UK.
5K: Give us your take on Dan Hardy's chances of becoming the first British UFC champion, and what will it mean for the sport over here?
Al Turk: It would be amazing; it would give it so much publicity. Everyone's behind him here and will be cheering him on. He has a real good chance, he is a very talented guy and I wish him the best of luck.
5K: Finally, I can't not ask you this, James Toney, what do you make of his signing and would you step forward to fight him?
Al Turk: Well, I wish him the best of luck and we will see what's going to happen. I don't duck or dive anyone, and I will fight anyone they put in front of me. But right now I won't be looking past my opponent. I have one opponent and that is Jon Madsen.
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