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MW: What’s your current IFL status?
DF: Am no longer with the IFL. We’ve come to a mutual agreement that I shouldn’t be a coach there anymore. I’m just not the coddling, caring, or congenial type of person they need to be a coach. They thought I was too rough on my guys and too impolite to the public. They think I don’t conduct myself in a “professional” manner. I went my way and they went their way and it’s for the best.
MW: I understand a comeback is on the horizon, what organizations are you most interested in fighting for?
DF: I don’t have an organization that I’m fighting for yet and after I get my shoulder rehabbed, I’ll get back in to the cage or the ring. I’m open to anyone organization right now and am open to negotiate.
MW: Do you have any thoughts on competitors you want to face?
DF: I’ll fight anyone they put in front of me; otherwise I want to fight Fedor. If I can’t get Fedor, then I want Randy Couture. Randy’s a good person and a great athlete, one of the greatest actually and that’s why I have this career, so I can compete against the greatest. He and Fedor are the two top guys on my list.
MW: What do you say to those who say you’re too old to fight?
DF: I say prove it to me. Get in the ring/cage and prove it. If they can whoop my ass then maybe I’ll believe it, but until then don’t sit around and mouth off, because until they can whoop my ass, I wont believe a damn thing they say and neither should the fans!
MW: Who are your sponsors?
DF: I don’t have any right now and to be honest I’ve never really had one before. I’m open to review offers and with the comeback that I’m working on, I’m sure me teaming with a sponsor could be a great thing for both sides.
MW: What are your thoughts on M-1?
DF: They need to sign me because they have Fedor! That’s who I want!
MW: What are your thoughts on the Randy Couture “saga”?
DF: I think it’s a great thing that he left. When you’re the heavyweight champion, you should be the number one paid guy, no question about it. And as far as the competition (or lack thereof) for Randy, they should’ve given him the names he wanted.
MW: When it’s all over, what do you most want to be remembered for?
DF: I just want to be remembered for being a good husband and a good dad. I also want to be known for keeping my word in everything I did and being a great American.
MW: What can we expect from you in 2008?
DF: My comeback, and major comeback. A world championship; maybe two or three!