So I might have my debut amateur fight soon... - Page 3

Robmasterflex · 02-08-2013, 10:42 AM

If you're a girl don't fight.

Fighting makes chicks ugly.

WarriorQueen72 · 02-08-2013, 02:26 PM

I don't know if I've made this clear enough. I trust my trainer, so he and my other instructors are the only ones I'm going to listen to in terms of whether I'm ready. It's impossible for any one of you to make that judgement without knowing my body, my capacity to learn, my gym, and my opponent. Several guys from my gym have had their first fight with about the same level of training, so it's not just me being impatient and jumping the gun. If this does happen, my coach won't match me with someone with a ton of fights under her belt. Plus I'll be fighting at 115lbs most likely. I've never fought someone less than 50 lbs larger than me, so that's a factor. Still, I understand that even against someone my size, there's always a risk involved with this sport and I respect that. But again, I do trust my trainer.

With that said, even the ones that told me not to do it have given really helpful input, and I really appreciate it. Don't have time to respond to every post, but thanks guys. Every comment helps. Still not sure whether it's going to happen yet, but we'll see. If I do sit it out, I know it will be for the best and I'm ok with that.

Oh and in answer to your questions, I do have a brown belt in goju ryu karate, but I don't really have any prior "combat sport" fight experience. I wouldn't say that necessarily counts me out though because several guys from my gym have done well in the same boat.

The only comments I won't pay any attention to are the ignorant "girls shouldn't do it because fighting makes you ugly." Sorry, but I'm not just a hot body or pretty face (although I do more or less have them). I'm not going to give up something I'm passionate about just so I can be eye candy for shallow assholes. Besides, I may not be the most gorgeous girl on the planet, but I'm not exactly homely either. It's going to take some serious damage to make me even remotely ugly. So if you're going to say that, you might as well save your breath.

**Sinister** · 02-08-2013, 04:28 PM

Don't take any of this commentary too personally if you've already decided that if you are matched, you're going to fight. Your opening post asks people what they think, a few of them (trolls notwithstanding), are simply communicating what they think. It's not exactly out of place to think that it might be a bit soon into your journey. That kind of feedback is to be expected, and the fight game is a shady business. I've seen quite a bit of underhandedness that's not at the fault of honest people. Things like someone's record being lied about, and combat sports are incredibly difficult to fact-check, especially on the Amateur level.

Just always remember, the ultimate decision is up to you. Personally, I like my fighters to be HUNGRY to fight. If I ask and get that deer in the headlights look, I don't match them. If you feel uncomfortable or uncertain, you can always withdraw on your own. But if you have decided to do it, then only focus on one thing...going out there and hurting the other person.

savemgs · 02-08-2013, 10:03 PM

500 squats
200 push ups
200 sit ups
1.5-mile (2.4 km) run
Repeated runs up and down bleacher steps
Bear-crawls up steep hills
Lugging heavy barrels of water and sand bags up steep hills
The candidates who were still left at this point would then go on to do as many pull-ups as they can without stopping

If you can do this your become like this guy.
http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/...image/guym.jpg

**315MMAFighter** · 02-11-2013, 12:44 PM

All I want to say is, Good Luck in your ventures :-)

HIMBOB · 02-11-2013, 06:09 PM

How much sparring have you done?
And by that I mean MMA sparring and not Striking sparring, or BJJ rolling, I mean the full mix. Can you stay relaxed?

Have you sparred against a female roughly you own size?
I know you probably sparr with guys bigger than you but they will be holding back more than a same sized opponent would.

Finally,
I am 55 days out from my first fight (MMA Unified rules) and one thing everyone keeps telling us is cardio, cardio, cardio.
Nothing will make you a pussy like being tired.

Alex88 · 02-11-2013, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by HIMBOB

How much sparring have you done?
And by that I mean MMA sparring and not Striking sparring, or BJJ rolling, I mean the full mix. Can you stay relaxed?

Have you sparred against a female roughly you own size?
I know you probably sparr with guys bigger than you but they will be holding back more than a same sized opponent would.

Finally,
I am 55 days out from my first fight (MMA Unified rules) and one thing everyone keeps telling us is cardio, cardio, cardio.
Nothing will make you a pussy like being tired.

This ^^ You can have all the strenght and technique in the world , but if you gas out , you're f*cked.

WarriorQueen72 · 02-12-2013, 02:38 PM

Thanks for the replies. To give an update, I talked to my coach last night about it and he has given the promoter my info and they're working on matching me up with someone. It's still very up in the air because there haven't been any females in my weight class (I can make either 115 or 125) that have expressed interest in a fight. Now, with my coach, finding a match is only the first step. He doesn't commit his fighters to a fight, especially a debut, until he has done his homework on the opponent and knows it's a safe, legitimate matchup. So even if they do find me someone to fight, he still might want me to wait depending on who they find.

To answer your questions, the number one priority in our gym is conditioning, especially when gearing for a fight. I feel comfortable with my conditioning, but I'm still stepping it up outside the gym lately because in the martial arts experience that I've had and everything I know about cage fighting, it makes all the difference.

The issue that was brought up about fighting another female about my size is probably the real concern. I'm the only female fighter in my gym, so it's really hard to get an idea of how I would do against another my size. While most of our fighters (not all, but most) have gotten to the point where they treat me like a fighter and not a small girl now, it's almost impossible for them to get over that involuntary mental block completely. But because there are literally no other females in the area that are training to fight, it's just going to be impossible to get this experience in the gym right now. But yeah, that's a concern.

I will say in sparring last night, I amazed myself. When I say sparring, I mean three minute rounds of full MMA sparring with kickboxing, clinch, ground-and-pound, everything. I was thinking clearly, keeping my hands up, looking for openings, aggressive with takedowns, got a few submissions, hell even my standup was on par. I think it was a confidence thing, to be honest. I mean, I wasn't exactly dominating (ok, so maybe my ground-and-pound was kinda badass), but I was definitely holding my own, which is good enough for me at this point. I'm really chomping at the bit to fight. I barely slept last night for thinking about it. I need it, if that makes any sense haha.

Coach says I'm ahead of where I should be, especially when things go to the ground. Even if I don't get the fight next month, I'm still really happy with the way things are going. ^_^

goldenera · 02-14-2013, 09:19 AM

It is a tough call when you do not have any female sparring partners, but your coach sounds like he knows what he is doing by researching your opponent. Normally I would say 5 months is not enough, but female MMA is a very different standard to the males, so it is probably ok.

Quote:

Originally Posted by HIMBOB

How much sparring have you done?
And by that I mean MMA sparring and not Striking sparring, or BJJ rolling, I mean the full mix. Can you stay relaxed?

Have you sparred against a female roughly you own size?
I know you probably sparr with guys bigger than you but they will be holding back more than a same sized opponent would.

Finally,
I am 55 days out from my first fight (MMA Unified rules) and one thing everyone keeps telling us is cardio, cardio, cardio.
Nothing will make you a pussy like being tired.

You should not be doing regular full on MMA sparring - thats how you get injured. Shootboxing, BJJ rolling and kickboxing sparring is enough.

Your team-mates keep telling you to do cardio. But what sort running and S&C will only get you so far and is sometimes not suitable. Try 15 minutes against the cage with new sparring partners being replaced every minute who are trying to take you down.

WarriorQueen72 · 02-14-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by goldenera

Your team-mates keep telling you to do cardio. But what sort running and S&C will only get you so far and is sometimes not suitable. Try 15 minutes against the cage with new sparring partners being replaced every minute who are trying to take you down.

I feel like you need a combination. Like, the cardio will get you to where you need to be in order to survive the sparring marathons. I know that when I let my cardio and strength training go, even just for a few days, I seriously feel it in sparring.