By The MAD Coach
Published: Fight For It — Fighter Spotlight
Audio: Trukon Carson Interview
Interview
The MAD Coach: It will be nearly 11 months since you fought last. This will be your 2nd title defense of the Fight For It Championship — do you feel this is a reset in your career to regain momentum?
Trukon Carson: This is the most vital moment in my entire fight career and what comes next for me is all hinging on the outcome on fight night. Nothing else matters. Only victory.
The MAD Coach: With roughly 8 years in the fight game, how do you find the motivation to keep you going?
Trukon Carson: Fighting is all that I truly have and I will never stop as long as my body and brain can do it. It’s my God-given purpose and my life’s work. I would rather die than throw it away. Every time I have ever stepped away, it has only made me love and appreciate this life even more deeply and that longing for it never goes away. What motivates me the most is my faith — to bring honor to God, my family and the Carson name. Also the amazing adventures that lie around the corner: to go to places I only ever dreamed of and be a warrior… to entertain people and try to inspire them or just bring something positive to their life for one moment.
The MAD Coach: What do you believe you need to leverage your status as a champion and dominant finisher to get to the bigger promotions?
Trukon Carson: I need more wins and more finishes. More broken bodies on the pile. The only way to get to the top is to WIN. Having the title of The Carolinas Champion is a great honor and it definitely raises my value in the eyes of top national promotions. For the world stage — UFC, ONE, PFL — it’s about building a bigger highlight reel and consistently winning.
The MAD Coach: As champion, what story are you telling right now — both to your fans and your future opponents — about who you are in this sport?
Trukon Carson: I am The Carolina Gamedog. I am God’s warrior. I am relentless, unbreakable — Dead Game. I will never cower or surrender no matter the odds. I am merciless; my goal is to create a masterpiece of your suffering and destruction. All it takes is one mistake and I can cast you into the void forever.
The MAD Coach: Beyond the obvious training and strategy, what unique mental or physical preparations have you made to specifically counter Josh Doster’s durability and resilience?
Trukon Carson: I’ve been training with the best coaches and fighters in North Carolina to be the best version of myself. I also started practicing Mexican Kung Fu and even punching bricks in half — if I can break bricks, I can break his skull. On fight night, it’s execution. It’s ME vs ME. As long as I bring my A-game and the spirit of God with me, no one can stand against me. I am a champion for a reason — and if you don’t know, I will enlighten you on reality.