Tyrone Spong is going into MMA with his eyes wide open.
"This is not kickboxing," the former K-1 fighter told MMAjunkie.com Radio in advance of his MMA debut against Travis Bartlett at World Series of Fighting 1. "I know what I'm getting myself into."
Although Bartlett has declared he'll strike with Spong as long as his legs aren't getting chopped to bits, Spong said he's not afraid of going to the mat.