How many fights should a fighter have annually?

[Legendary]

In your typical local scene where everyone is 1-0, fighters will fight 4-5 times in a year.

At the regional/feeder league level, this drop to 3-4.

Once a fighter gets to the major leagues, they start fighting 2-3 times a year.

Then when someone becomes champ or top contender, they start fighting 1 or 2 times a year.

Could it actually be that fighting less might extend their career? Imagine fighting 4 times a year for 4 years, versus fighting 2 times a year for 8 years? I think running consecutive training camps over years probably will leave you with more brain trauma then getting a break in between fights.

 

[Simple Southerner]

 

[Deleted member 290675]

Most people need money and they need money now. Your rent isn't gonna wait until Dana gives you a useless interim belt.

 

[Flex Plexico]

tree...

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

12

 

[Klaavical]

bout treefiddy

 

[Espresso]

At least 2

 

[camelfarmer1]

5 to 6 hundred.

 

[Mortal Wombat]

Yeah depends. A young up and comer should be at least 4 times and top 10 at least 3. Champion at least 2 imo. Because the higher you get the harder the fights are on your body, unless you take stuff and dont get hurt like Jones.

 

[Philtard]

Eleventy

 

[Flex Plexico]

how much does a butterfly’s daydream weigh?

 

[trident]

Extends time wise but that doesnt mean more fights

 

[Danunzio]

2 to 4

 

[chick magnet punk]

4 is ideal

 

[juanM3]

Yes you are definitely right about the progression. But these days it seems even worse, like we barely see the top guys and champs fight two times per year.

In boxing, the top guys seem to fight twice per year very consistently.

 

[DN Walker]

2 or 3.

4 often leads to a bad defeat when it becomes 5 or 6 part way into the next year.

 

[TNGS1]

It depends
Everyone is different
A guy like McGregor or Stephens who knock people out 2-3
Guys who always go to war like gaethje 1-2

 

[CEQT]

3-4

 

[welcometohavoc]

In your typical local scene where everyone is 1-0, fighters will fight 4-5 times in a year.

At the regional/feeder league level, this drop to 3-4.

Once a fighter gets to the major leagues, they start fighting 2-3 times a year.

Then when someone becomes champ or top contender, they start fighting 1 or 2 times a year.

Could it actually be that fighting less might extend their career? Imagine fighting 4 times a year for 4 years, versus fighting 2 times a year for 8 years? I think running consecutive training camps over years probably will leave you with more brain trauma then getting a break in between fights.

I think fighters overtrain. Same thing for other athletes too. It's why you see so many pitchers in baseball destroy their arms compared to 30 years ago.

Fighters could probably reduce training by 30-40% and still be in optimal fight shape

 

[Luthien]

3