E6 ALEJANDRO TELLEZ | Growing up as an Immigrant & refugee to Muay Thai champion & MMA fighter

At only 20 years of age, Alejandro Tellez is a young, promising MMA and Muay Thai fighter from Colombia, training out of the prestigious MMA gym City Kickboxing. A humble but ferocious athlete hungry to conquer the big leagues of Mixed Martial Arts. Now under the guidance of one of the best coaches in the world, Eugene Bareman, I can’t wait to see him rise through the ranks making his dream come true. I enjoyed this conversation very much, and it was very special to have a fellow Colombian who proudly represents us in this amazing sport. (2:51) - 🏁 Beginnings (Abuse, bullying, and finding martial arts) (8:50) - 🥊 First fight at 13 yo (11:50) - 🔄 Switching to City Kickboxing (12:30) - 🇹🇭 Thailand (14:30) - 👑 King In The Ring (15:50) - 🌎 Training in Colombia vs New Zealand (18:49) - 💪 King in the ring is for the real gs (21:31) - 🏋️‍♂️ Conditioning (22:57) - ⚖️ Weight Cut (26:02) - 🧠 Mental Preparation & Studying your opponent (28:39) - 🛡️ Biggest Weapon against Dominic Reed (31:50) - 🧠 Fighting Smart (Setting up traps to show my power) (33:11) - 🎯 Game Plan (33:38) - 🎨 Creativity inside the ring. Reading and responding (37:32) - 🥋 Do you look at other martial arts or just Muay Thai? (38:49) - 🤔 Why moving to City Kickboxing? (42:21) - 🥇 Making it in the MMA game (45:41) - 🥋 Wrestling, BJJ (48:58) - 🌟 A fighter I admire (52:07) - 🤜 Sparring with killers (54:56) - 🥋 The Impact of Martial Arts on Life (58:18) - 🤼 Mom I wanna be a professional fighter! (1:00:48) - 👨‍👩‍👧 Reconnecting with family you don’t know. Who am I? (1:02:33) - 🇨🇴 Colombians, we are different (1:10:41) - 🎨 What else do you like doing dude? (1:11:35) - 🎤 I rap sometimes (1:12:58) - 🛡️ El Guerrero is born (1:13:41) - 🙏 A MESSAGE OF HOPE (1:16:19) - 💧🏃✌🏾 DWE&P ABOUT 🫠 THE MELDING MUSE PODCAST 🟢 Melding art & design, music, film, entrepreneurship, fashion, sports, gaming and whatever is in between. We exist to showcase extraordinary people to inspire the next generation of creatives & leaders. These are stories that motivate us to continually challenge ourselves, push boundaries and ultimately reinvent ourselves time and time again. Streaming from the land of the long white cloud - Aotearoa, New Zealand 🇳🇿 🎟️ MERCH OFFICIAL STORE & SITE: 🔗 https://themeldingmuse.co Follow us on: Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themeldingmuse/ | Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themeldingmuse Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMeldingMuse 🎵 Music: High Ball from Pterror Dak Trill by Nick Maclaren | Trippin' feat. Leroy by Unda A project powered by: 🟩 ⁠⁠Neziak Design ⁠⁠ ▪️ ⁠⁠NZK Creative Collective⁠⁠