My first MMA fight coming up.
01-26-2009, 12:51 AM
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Re: My first MMA fight coming up.
Originally Posted by TorganFM
Have as many amateur fights as possible before going pro. A lot of fighters jump into the big leagues immediately with 3 wins or so in the amateurs then have moderate success and can't really improve, like they hit a glass ceiling. Whereas amateur boxers and kickboxers with 50 fights under their belt moving to the pros tend to have a lot more longevity.
My tips without any cage experience: Stay calm, don't worry about it just go out there and see how you do but stay sharp. If you can not gas in the first 3 minutes you're better conditioned than 90% of amateur and low level pro fighters. Having a calm demeanor goes a lot further than running 80 miles a day as conditioning prep. For conditioning I would run sprints, lots of them. ---- long distance jogging that ---- doesn't apply here. Sprint after sprint after sprint will get your recovery up, that's how we did it in track. You're gonna get tired, the repeated sprints just make you recover faster. Being tired and gassing are kind of different things too. Gassers don't recover.
My tips without any cage experience: Stay calm, don't worry about it just go out there and see how you do but stay sharp. If you can not gas in the first 3 minutes you're better conditioned than 90% of amateur and low level pro fighters. Having a calm demeanor goes a lot further than running 80 miles a day as conditioning prep. For conditioning I would run sprints, lots of them. ---- long distance jogging that ---- doesn't apply here. Sprint after sprint after sprint will get your recovery up, that's how we did it in track. You're gonna get tired, the repeated sprints just make you recover faster. Being tired and gassing are kind of different things too. Gassers don't recover.
01-26-2009, 08:16 AM
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Re: My first MMA fight coming up.
Originally Posted by d-rail
Need to find out where the fight is for sure so I can come watch. Jeremy and I live in seymour which is a stones throw away from bedford. Lemme know man.
01-26-2009, 08:26 AM
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Re: My first MMA fight coming up.
Originally Posted by jeffsciv23
good luck man and i hope you kick some ***/punch to the baby maker
01-26-2009, 10:29 AM
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Re: My first MMA fight coming up.
when you step in that cage. remeber to learn control, breath, and take your time. I know its your first match but make sure you breath the proper way (if you trained for 7 months you know what i mean) take your time. Number one thing fighters try to do is just do everything at once and go wild and throw everything out the window what they learned in sparring. Look for the right moment and take it. Don't show off you should be fine. Win or lose its a learning experiance. Don't gas yourself out and get the feel of things (when i say control). Thats the advice I have to give you. I know you'll be a bit nervous but that will go away as soon as the fight start. 
