Is Emanuel Newton the most interesting man in MMA?
Emanuel Newton: “So I believe that it is the universe that made me slow to grow, that made me slow to be noticed. Because I wasn’t ready for it yet.”
In 2009 Emanuel Newton went 0-3. Then the birth of his daughter gave him “a new energy and a spark.” He has gone 13-1 since, and is now the Bellator light heavyweight champion.
Chuck Mindenhall for MMAFighting asked him a straight-forward question: Why did it take so long for people to notice you?
“I understand things on a different level,” said Newton. “What I believe — and what I see and know, as it is proven — there’s a grid that travels across the earth. That’s how we have cell phone connections. How can I speak to you on Skype all the way on the other side of the world? It’s the grid that runs across the earth.
“The same thing happens when you connect with people. So the more Instagram followers you have, the more Twitter followers you have, the more people you’re connected to. So I believe that it is the universe that made me slow to grow, that made me slow to be noticed. Because I wasn’t ready for it yet. I wasn’t prepared for it yet, because they probably would have just tore me down and beat me up and left me broken. So now I’m prepared, so now I’m ready as it comes as it should. As it’s supposed to.
“It is what it is, you know?”
“Plans always fail, man, promises are always broken. I just go with the flow and follow my light and stay patient and things come to me as it’s supposed to.”
Newton fights Liam McGeary on Friday night at Bellator 134: The British Invasion. The universe wants you watching.