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ZERO EVIDENCE: UFC Fighter Serhiy Sidey on Believing Before You Have Proof | Bet On Yourself S3:E1
What if you just knew you were going to make it, even when you had ZERO EVIDENCE to prove it?Season 3 of Bet On Yourself begins with UFC bantamweight Serhiy Sidey.Serhiy sits down with Angelo “Gege” Pitirri for a deeply personal conversation about belief, adversity, loss, fear and what it actually takes to bet on yourself when life doesn't go according to plan.But one of the most powerful parts of this conversation wasn't planned at all.Serhiy opens up about being bullied as a kid and being genuinely afraid of confrontation. That fear helped lead him to a martial arts gym and ultimately down a path that would take him all the way to the UFC.Years later, Serhiy has worked with kids who walked into martial arts gyms for the exact same reason he did: they were being bullied. He talks about what those kids are really looking for, how martial arts can build confidence without creating aggression, what parents can do to help, and why some of the toughest people he's met are also the kindest.The conversation also takes us inside Serhiy's fighting career from Dana White's Contender Series and his arrival in the UFC to the devastating injury that cost him the opportunity to fight at Madison Square Garden.He opens up about losing his father, the importance of his fiancée Sarah, turning losses into growth, fighting through self-doubt and imposter syndrome, and the mentality he uses when the cage door closes.And then comes the moment that gave this episode its name.Serhiy explains that even at 16 years old, he had this strange voice in his head telling him he was going to make it.He had zero evidence to support it.He just knew.That's Bet On Yourself.Season 3 • Episode 1ZERO EVIDENCESubscribe for new episodes of the Bet On Yourself Podcast.CONNECT WITH ANGELO “GEGE” PITIRRI Website: https://angelopitirri.com Instagram: @angelopitirriBET ON YOURSELF PODCAST Instagram: @thebetonyourselfpodcast▶️ YouTube: @BetOnYourselfPodcast Bet On Yourself Merch: https://betonyourselfstore.com0:00 Zero Evidence0:41 Season 3 Begins1:21 The Injury & Road Back to the UFC4:11 Dana White’s Contender Series5:35 The Controversial UFC Loss8:01 Proving He Belongs in the UFC11:42 Coming to Canada From Ukraine15:19 The Madison Square Garden Dream Ends19:07 His Father’s Final Words29:26 Turning Loss Into Growth32:38 ZERO EVIDENCE: Betting on Yourself45:42 From Being Bullied to Becoming a UFC Fighter49:28 What Serhiy Would Tell a Bullied Kid55:08 Who Does Serhiy Want Next?
