Overall it depends on the number of fights I plan to take during the year. I usually compete twice a year, I find that it gives me a good amount of time to develop strength outside of camp. It takes a bit of time to develop strength, if I keep taking fights every 2 months, I'd only have 2 months of real barbell progress, and I'd never progress that way. I look at it like saving up for a large home, but if I'm blowing income on a new car or fancy projects all the time, I'd never get the house.
When in camp I drop the lifting to 2 days a week, I do 531 2 days with some extra stuff. Off camp, I lift 4-6 days a week, with the sport secondary. 60:40 ratio
It will seem somewhat unorthodox, but I do conditioning in camp, until I reach a point where my VO2 max is good. When I am able to handle high intensity sparring with good amount of volume without gassing, and without taking rounds of then I cut the cardio down slightly. So what I mean is, I do 5-8 x 5min rounds (depending on the sport, MT is 2min, MMA is 5min, with MT camp, the volume will be increased) and taking the usual 1min break in between, I don't get any rounds off. When I'm able to do that normally without strain on my tank, I drop the cardio, and add a strength day back in, so 3 days a week.
So in short, off season, more strength work, in camp more conditioning until I reach a certain point, and I taper that. Skill work remains the same all year round.
