Polakowski Speaks | SPIKE

John Polakowski lets it all hang out in this Q&A with Spike.com. The hugs, the marshmallows, and of course, Stankie. Hit the jump.

SP: The first thing I have to ask you is, what is up with all the hugs?

JP: Haha I like giving hugs. I like showing people I care about them. I don't usually just gives hugs to random people, but I really like showing some affection to my friends and cheering people up.

SP: Did you expect a third round?

JP: I was definitely hoping for it. I kind of expected it because my corner told me it would go to a third but it wasn't in the cards so it's okay. I'll have other opportunities in the UFC so I'm not worries about it.

SP: You said you were hoping for a third round, does that mean you thought you had lost at least one of the earlier rounds?

JP: when you're in the middle of a fight, it's really difficult to discern who won and who lost the rounds. Actually, I don't remember a lot of the details that happen as the fight is going on. I didn't know how I did in the first round, but I definitely felt like I did more damage in the second so I thought a third was justified.

SP: What did you take away from this whole experience?

JP: A bunch. First of all, my weakness is my ground game and Nogueira really helped me out with that a bunch. My ground game got ten-times better while I was there. Also, I really had an appreciation for my teammates while I trained there. It's really nice to be able to train with top-notch guys all the time.

SP: Why did "The Marshmallow Incident" piss you off so much?

JP: Well, I'll tell you why. When it happened to me the first time -you know, they took all the marshmallows out of my cereal- and I just kind of laughed it off. They didn't show that part on TV. After that, they told me, "Okay, we'll go get you a new box."

I said, ‘Sounds good,' so they got me another box and left it on my pillow. I came home and was like, ‘Sweet, I got another box of Lucky Charms,' so I opened it up and the marshmallows are gone again! It wasn't the fact that the masrmallows were gone, it was more that I felt people were fucking with me and I didn't know why. That's why I was irritated about it.