By Rainbowthief

A brief phone interview with Kevin Randleman

I spoke with Kevin earlier tonight.First of all, I'd like to thank him again for talking with me. He was very attentive and when he put me on hold to take another call, he was very apologetic about it (which wsn't necessary).
Here are some of the things he said, maybe not in exact order, but as close to verbatim as I can get since I didn't tape it:
Kevin What's your name online?

Me-- Rainbowthief

Kevin-- So, what do you want to ask me to prove I'm Kevin Randleman?

Me-- I don't doubt your identity, I just want to ask questions.

Kevin-- What do you wanna know?

Me-- Are you going to just rest or start training again for another fight?

Kevin-- I'm always in training. That's what I do. I'm an athlete, a trainer. That, and I write children's books.

ME-- Anything published?

Kevin-- Yeah, it's what I do, but I don't wanna tell people what name I use for that.

Me-- I understand. Are you going to fight again though?

Kevin-- No. I mean, imagine giving your heart and then...look, I don't take anything away from Bas, but he didn't hurt me.

Me-- I didn't get a chance to see the fight, I live in an area that where the UFC is banned...

Kevin--(Interrupts) You should contact SEG about that.

Me-- ...yeah, I have to wait for the videotape. What I wanted to ask was, I read that you broke Bas' nose, yet he was allowed to continue, even though UFC rules stipulate that the fight should've been stopped with you declared the winner. Did that upset you?

Kevin-- No, not at all. I would hope they would've allowed the same for me. We where there to fight.

Me-- Do you have a fight lined up?

Kevin-- No, I'm not fighting again. Not for SEG, not for...

Me-- (Interrupting Kevin) You're never fighting again?

Kevin-- Well, look. After this...listen, I just want to get back to my life.

Me-- Would you consider doing seminars to teach others?

Kevin-- I'm doing that now.

Me-- What about wrestling? Several top NHB fighters continue to wrestle competitively. Would you consider that?

Kevin-- I am a wrestler. I understand what you're saying, but you know, I wrestle with some of the best wrestlers in the world as part of my training, so I haven't been away. I'm still young, so yeah, I could wrestle again. After what just happened to me though, I just want to do what I did before all this.

Me-- Well, thanks a lot, Kevin. Good luck with whatever you do.

Kevin-- All right, thanks. Same to you.

And that was it. Kevin never rushed me, and seemed ready to talk more, but I ended it out of consideration to anyone else who wanted to call him, and to Kevin too, of course.

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