Wazzup Pilipinas!
Your friendly neighborhood pambansang blogger is deeply honored to have been given the rare opportunity to have a one-on-one interview with a top MMA fighter who is also proud of his roots as a Filipino. Our idol is the son of a Filipino father, Ernesto and his Filipino step-mother, Amelia. His birth mother is Italian American which makes him half-American and half-Filipino, but he would probably be quick to reiterate that even though he is American by nationality, he is proudly all-Filipino by heart.
Imagine my delight after a phone call inviting me to interview the big guy at one of the hotels in Ortigas. I was actually surprised that it would be an intimate interview. Wow! It made me feel really special, so I was actually as nervous as a newbie because my thoughts keep reminding me "You need to make this interesting for both Brandon and the Wazzup Pilipinas readers."
I've read somewhere that Fil-Am Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Brandon Michael Vera will soon be fighting Ukrainian Igor Subora at the One Fighting Championship (One FC) “Warrior’s Way” event on December 5, 2014 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, so it's great timing to be able to ask more details and personal statements from the main man himself.
I decided to make it a video interview so that everything will be captured in its entirety for everyone to hear and see, including all the warm feelings and smiles from Brandon who actually understands and speaks fluent Tagalog. I would have loved to interview him in the vernacular but I was more comfortable hearing him talk in the universal language so that he can reach the heart and mind of more people from different nationalities all over the world.
The video is for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Ross is known as the Pambansang Blogger ng Pilipinas - An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Professional by profession and a Social Media Evangelist by heart.
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