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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Matthew-Colquhoun-A.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4409" /><figcaption> MMA fighter Matthew ‘Gold Lion’ Colquhoun is a three-time Pan Am champion. (Photos: Contributed)</figcaption></figure>
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<p>On Saturday, August 10, when 25-year-old MMA
fighter Matthew ‘Gold Lion’ Colquhoun stopped Kerry Lattimer after just three
rounds at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, he improved his professional
record to six wins and three losses.</p>
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<p>It was his second win in two weeks, having taken
his last fight on short notice.</p>
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<p>Colquhoun won his third consecutive Pan Am American
Sambo and Combat Sambo title in the Dominican Republic in late June.</p>
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<p>Still, many Jamaicans do not even know who he is.</p>
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<p>Therefore, we set out to do something about that
and asked the ‘Gold Lion’ to reveal a bit more about who exactly is Matthew
Colquhoun.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Matthew-Colquhoun-D.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4410" /><figcaption> Matthew ‘Gold Lion’ Colquhoun (left) being announced as the winner of a fight in July. </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>Where were you born,
and where did you grow up?</strong></p>
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<p>I was born at the Kingston Public Hospital in Kingston Jamaica, and I grew up in the community of Duhaney Park, New Haven, Kingston 20.</p>
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<p><strong>As a child, did you
see yourself being involved in the martial arts?</strong></p>
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<p>As a very young child, I loved to watch the old karate movies that would
come on Channel 13. From seeing those movies, I knew I wanted to learn how to
do the things I saw them doing in the movies.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Matthew-Colquhoun-B.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4411" /><figcaption>'Gold Lion' overpowers his opponent. </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>How did you get
into martial arts and the MMA?</strong></p>
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<p>I got into martial arts because I wanted to learn how to defend myself.
I grew up in a very volatile community, and a friend of mine told me about a
free martial arts class where I could go and learn the art, and that is where
it all began.</p>
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<p><strong>You are three-time
Pan Am Sambo and Combat Sambo champion, which of the three is most special for
you, and why?</strong></p>
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<p>All three Pan Am Sambo Championships mean a lot to me because I worked
very hard to win them. However,&nbsp;if I were to choose one it would be the
championship held in Mexico (2018), where I broke my hand in the very first
match and had to fight through the entire tournament with the injury but was
still able to win the gold medal.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/08/Matthew-Colquhoun-C-683x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-4413" /><figcaption>It is not unusual to see Matthew Colquhoun holding his flag after a fight. </figcaption></figure>
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<p><strong>You always seem to
be in great shape. What do you eat while you are in training? </strong></p>
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<p>I stick to a very strict diet when I am preparing for competition. I am
also a vegan so that helps a lot with cutting weight to prepare for a fight. I
really like fruits. </p>
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<p><strong>Do you see yourself
competing in the Olympics one day?</strong></p>
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<p>Becoming an Olympian&nbsp;is a goal I think any athlete would want to
put on their resume, or just to have the experience to compete on a major stage
like that.&nbsp;</p>
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<p><strong>What do you like to
do when you are not training or competing?</strong></p>
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<p>When I am not training or getting ready for a competition, I go hiking. I also spend time with my girlfriend and hang out with my friends.</p>
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