Mike: So your next fight is at UFC 96 against Jason Day…what do you think of Jason as an opponent?
Grove: He's tough! Day is one of those guys who are no great at any one thing…but he is good at everything. If I don’t come out correct in this fight, it could end up being a short night for me.

Mike: How do you think it will go?
Grove: I expect a good fight man. He lost his last fight against Bisping, and he didn’t really get to show much in that one. He looked really impressive against Belcher, and that’s the Jason Day that I am expecting to show up on March 7th. I want to say I will get a spectacular finish, but I am not a fortune teller… you know? So we will see March 7th who the better fighter is that night.

Mike: How’s training going for the fight?
Grove: It’s going good so far man. My head is right this time, training is going good. I just can’t wait to get in there and fight!

Mike: I owe you a congratulations, how’s it feel to be a dad?
Grove: Thank You. Being a dad is a trip! It’s a new experience and I just get to see a lot of cool stuff, its hard sometimes but my girlfriend always helps out. She knows that I need to sleep and everything while training for a fight. But I love it man, and seeing new things like watching you eat, or look at you and recognize you and everything. I love it.

Mike: That’s awesome man, how’s the new gym going by the way?
Grove: Good...well good and bad. The good is we have got a great response, and we have a bunch of solid students, we have a lot of talent in here. And our kids program kicks ass! The bad is we just got going and had to move. We had a room in like a 24 hr fitness center…and they sold it, and the guys who bought it didn’t have us in their plans. I kind of got sucker punched, but its all good. I mean the parents helped us move, and it’s just been awesome. It gives me that much more motivation in my fighting. I am representing them every time I fight.

Mike: So what’s the best and worst thing about being a fighter?
Grove: The best thing is getting to do something I love as a job, and not have to get up at 5 am and get up on a roof with a tool belt on in the hot sun all day. The worst is probably the emotional side. For me it’s just all the fake people that are involved. The business side and also the fans who love you one minute then the next minute you aint shit to them. You know? The guys from school who see you in the limelight and are your best friends and then when you screw up they are like "pshh I knew it! I knew you were a pussy in 1st grade!!" But it makes me stronger man, honest to God I love all the bad shit that happened, cause it made me stronger and it will never happen again!

Mike: Yeah people are quick to turn their back on fighters in this sport, one loss and you suddenly suck, and should retire.
Grove: Yeah (laughing) fake people! But like I said, all that makes you stronger.

Mike: So who has hit you the hardest so far in your training and fighting.
Grove: I'm not just saying this, but BJ Penn. he's hit me real hard...and Mike Pyle hits pretty fucking hard to...so does Wanderlei Silva. Those are the 3 that have hit me the hardest.

Mike: Yeah, I wouldn’t want to get hit by any of them, that’s for sure...if you could play matchmaker what is one fight you would love to see?
Grove: Umm...Lyoto Machida vs Rashad Evans. That would be 2 geniuses of the sport going at it. Aggressive vs. counter attack and it would be a great fight I think.

Mike: If they made a movie about your life, who should they get to play Kendall Grove?
Grove: Keanue Reeves!(laughs)

Mike: Well that’s all I got for you man, anything you wanna close with?
Grove: Thanks to my true fans, that have stuck by me through thick and through thin...Punsihment Athletics, Cage Fighter, Mickeys Malt Liquor, BJPENN.COM, and fight4thekids.org which is a organization which benefits kids who are abused or molested. I have a friend who fights that had gone through that…and he is a big part of the organization and it’s for a real good cause. Also thanks to my family, my daughter Chloe Grove and my girlfriend.

Mike: Alright man thanks; I'll see you in March.
Grove: See you in Ohio.