Portrait of a Fighter

" What about a fox fight game I'm Mike Straka let's go right around a -- overtime with Mike cots and Tino from and -- we got Jim Miller his buddy you have -- 100. Mark -- from cage fashion John Moody -- C fighter. And this is set LU of C magazine on the bird Brian fox. Who is a legendary. Artist Brian thanks for joining us here on fox -- game. -- thanks for having me I really appreciate it first O'Brien let me let me get right down to it you. You have a great fortune of GSP that I want to know how you got involved or how you got interested in mixed martial arts. "

" When it first came on I was watching no benefit for a long time. And why kids -- He's a guy who just kind of represents the sport I think very well and he. -- class act and -- a great fighter. Wright's -- were looking at this picture of a Jersey -- right now. What did you drop what are you paint this on is it chalk is it is it pain what is it. It's oil -- it's what oil paints on campus -- qualities that which he has -- Not that long to -- this pain but I use photographs of stuff like that but I met up with him in New York a while ago."

" Right so when you when you choose a fighter mean is it is it's. How do you choose your funny you choose your subjects."

" Well just watch and a lot of fights all the time and then just who who. No pun intended drawn through but I think he's a great fighter and I think he's a class act again and I just I just thought it was he'd make a great portrait. You know we have a fluttering in his -- named Jim Miller and he's looking for self portrait right now. -- an awesome mustache. I want to know what it expects a quick mustache and give me some big. Big biceps. I -- what I was a crime would seriously you know you look at the portion of GSP and and -- he's got a great physique but when you -- do you take any artistic. License when you draw your fighters. I didn't want this what this tonight -- got some good photos from the management and I started work from that I didn't embellish anything that's you mean. But it. It's pretty much what you see is what you --"

" But -- about who else you've drawn in your career Brian. Do you have. Best ball players baseball players and what what is the the can vegetables the conventional sport that you actually do. Why I I'm not limited to any one sport."

" I've been fortunate enough to been very busy with Major League Baseball. That Michael Phelps. -- haven't had just doing basketball yet -- watch him work into the 1980 hockey Olympic hockey team. But -- primarily life yet you get your sights set on any other UFC fighters. I have a lot of sketch is going on right now but I haven't caught reached out to any other hot the other fighters yet."

" About REIT that -- I've got it up. I did I know did it go for some night you you know I octagon girls you -- Brian Ross if anybody wants the -- that's all right. -- So bright. Let's let's just -- you real quick about. The business of mixed martial arts I mean. Clearly your -- and make money off this year's. UT fan expo. But what is the market for of this kind of product."

" In the other sports it's a very big market. In the USC this is one of the first things that's -- come out so I'm not really sure what to expect from markets been a great response to -- ready. And it hasn't really been officially released so just kind of we can -- Marcus -- yeah what -- an -- that guy he's got a lot of drawings out there and I think he was like one of the first that I know a lot further at least for five years and I've seen. Doing your enemy fighters he's basically covered everybody. -- he's I've seen is working -- the guys a great draft when he's great but what he does. This is just a little different as far as just on campus and I think he does a lot pencil work. And this is on canvas and it's just signed. Like -- like a limited edition print just like we do with a baseball players Italy right maybe you think you know there's a that he had a great career to a sports -- you think there's. There's room -- for -- area well. I'd like to be they have some -- guys at the top of the mountain but what time will tell and we'll see what happens. You can we put you to an occasion see who actually when a match up."

" I I don't get a dry -- we leave it leave you weren't even like eighty year I think it got a -- back -- I think -- and I'm worried a little romp from. -- A key sort of bright spots at the where we find -- portrait. You could see it on Bryant's fox studios dot com. All right thanks so much for joining us here but like game it's been a pleasure thanks for having me appreciate it Bart -- till next time. --"