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[Chips]

what weight class are you looking into?

I'm looking at either 155 or 145. I can easily make 145, however, I'm actually trying to gain some weight so I can fight at 155, since more organizations have that weight class. At the moment, I'd only have to drop a couple of pounds to make 155, or not even cut at all on certain days. I'm extremely lean with an incredible metabolism, so it takes a lot to retain weight with me. I'm 5'9" though, so I've got a decent amount of strength.

Thanks for the reply Noble. How much time a week does that take, roughly? 20-30 hours? At the moment, I only train Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at my gym. Mon/Wed/Thurs is Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (I'm not too bad, I went 1-1 at a tournament, only reason I lost was cause my first match absolutely killed me) and Isshinryu Karate (it's more like kick boxing, really, except we fight off of our lead legs, and we incorporate thai boxing with normal boxing). I do that from 6PM-9PM.

Sun/Sat is just a general MMA class where we do circuits, (I attempt to wrestle, though I've never done any of that before starting this, so I'm not that great with takedowns), work the clinches, ground sparring, hands only sparring, everything sparring, just standup, and basically everything you can think of, I think. Those last for 3 hours as well. We might be starting doing MMA on Tuesdays as well (I hope).

I also lift weights 3 times a week with sessions only lasting about an hour, working on upper body only (I work my lower body without weights to keep my flexibility). Right now, the weather is too shitty to go out a run, but as soon as I can I'll try to get outside every morning and do some sort of running, whether it be a light jog or a hard run.

Obviously right now my workout routine isn't suited for an upcoming fight, but if I am going to be scheduled a fight, I'd probably have to double my intensity. What do you think of this, Noble?

[Remyo]

Imo, if you can get a pro fight for a good bit of change, take it. It'd be a good experience and everyone starts somewhere, plus whats the worst that good happen?

[archibaldcrane]

What kind of money do you make for no-name pro fights? I know I saw a lineup of all the salaries at a recent UFC, and the lowest guy made $2500.

Noble, if you don't mind me asking, what's the least and most you've ever made for a "pro" fight?

[Chips]

What kind of money do you make for no-name pro fights? I know I saw a lineup of all the salaries at a recent UFC, and the lowest guy made $2500.

Noble, if you don't mind me asking, what's the least and most you've ever made for a "pro" fight?

If I were to take a pro fight, I'd prolly be lucky to make $100, I think >.> It's not even about money at this stage. It's more about the experience of having an actual fight with a crowd. As long as they cover the hotel, I'm good.

[archibaldcrane]

Do all "pro" fights provide medical insurance to cover injuries sustained in the fight?

[Remyo]

Do all "pro" fights provide medical insurance to cover injuries sustained in the fight?

no

[noblemountain]

my first few fights i made between 100-500 bucks...so it's more just for the experience. i've fought for free before just to be on the card and fighting. problem with fighting pro is that once you start...you can't fight amateur anymore, just remember that. if the fight's local i usually get 1k and then a piece of ticket sales i generate. i self-promote BIG TIME...so i'll sell between 100-200 tickets and get a piece of that as well. always a good idea if you can get people there, to tell the promoter...let me sell some tickets and give me a little kickback off each one. that's tickets he wouldn't normally have, so he'd be an idiot to say no.

as far as weight...i'd cut to 145 if i were you. most small shows have catch weights so you won't have a problem finding that weight class. 155 is a bigger class...but 145 is gaining popularity. you would really like to be the biggest you possibly can for the weight you fight. my goal is to fight at 155...and i'm 5'11", 190 normally. i've fought at 160 before and i was so much bigger than the other guy it's crazy.

your training looks fine as far as i'm concerned...you'll want to ramp up the intensity as you draw nearer to the fight, working towards your "peak" at the day of the fight. you should feel like fucking superman that week. just don't make the mistake of overtraining and end up dead for the fight. i'm not a fan of long distance running...it just isn't helpful in MMA practice. sprints are what you'll be trying to replicate. i love doing 30/60's...then 60/90's...then 90/120's getting closer to fight time. if you're a stand-up onry type of fighter, you may benefit more with "some" long distance running...but i still prefer and recommend sprints.

as far as the insurance question...lol. all orgs are required to have a doctor on hand for the show...but anything outside of treatment at the show, you're on your own. i suggest having insurance through work...'cause little things are gonna pop up. i go to a chiropractor twice a week and do general checkups quite often for my joints and to make sure my kidneys are ok during big cuts. i also have blood tests done every 3 months so that i always have current bloodwork done and can fight at any time without much of a notice. also good to know what's going on with my body.

[Remyo]

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how many times have you had to get a catscan, I've heard a few promotions requiring one before a fight.

[noblemountain]

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how many times have you had to get a catscan, I've heard a few promotions requiring one before a fight.

i get one done twice a year. i've had 8 grade 3 concussions...and quite a few "minor" ones. all my severe concussions were from things other than fighting. so i make sure that i'm up to date with monitoring head trauma. i don't wanna be ali in 10 years.

[archibaldcrane]

Do all "pro" fights provide medical insurance to cover injuries sustained in the fight?

no

That's...really shitty. It seems like one trip to the hospital would wipe out 20 low-level purses.

[Remyo]

Do all "pro" fights provide medical insurance to cover injuries sustained in the fight?

no

That's...really shitty. It seems like one trip to the hospital would wipe out 20 low-level purses.

in the early stages almost everyone has a day job, and a few others carry on some other things to make it by.

[Blarg]

I'm officially changed my 'not sure' to a Houston will win. Didn't know too much about Irvin but he seems to want to keep it standing which should be interesting.

[Remyo]

I'm officially changed my 'not sure' to a Houston will win. Didn't know too much about Irvin but he seems to want to keep it standing which should be interesting.

I think Irvin has a pretty good chance.

[Blarg]

I'm officially changed my 'not sure' to a Houston will win. Didn't know too much about Irvin but he seems to want to keep it standing which should be interesting.

I think Irvin has a pretty good chance.

I do too, seeing as how Houston was rocked pretty bad before he launched Jardine to the moon it shows he is a do or die kinda fighter. The reason I was holding off on predicted it was because I wasn't sure what kinda JJ Irvin had which would make Houston look like a lost puppy again but since its stand up I'll give the edge to Houston due to his condensed granite and iron hands. Based on my pulled out of ass odds I'll give it 68% chance Houston wins.

[Remyo]

I'm officially changed my 'not sure' to a Houston will win. Didn't know too much about Irvin but he seems to want to keep it standing which should be interesting.

I think Irvin has a pretty good chance.

I do too, seeing as how Houston was rocked pretty bad before he launched Jardine to the moon it shows he is a do or die kinda fighter. The reason I was holding off on predicted it was because I wasn't sure what kinda JJ Irvin had which would make Houston look like a lost puppy again but since its stand up I'll give the edge to Houston due to his condensed granite and iron hands. Based on my pulled out of ass odds I'll give it 68% chance Houston wins.

Irvin has a bit of a ground game though.

[Remyo]

Bump SPOILERS BE below










LOL @ alexander got ktfo

[Blarg]

Nice slick submission.

[Remyo]

Anthony Johnson def. Tommy Speer via tko early in the 1st
Sotiropolous def. Mitichyan via tko in round 2
Guida def Schiavo via tko in the first
Manny gamburyan def Cox via submission(guillotine) in the first
Marcus Aurelio def Ryan Roberts via submission(armbar) in the first early
Josh Neer def Din Thomas via decision
James Irvin def. Houston Alexander via Ko in 8 seconds
Nate Diaz def. Kurt Pellegrino via submission (triangle choke) in rd 2

[Remyo]

I see they took the time extension to put in 1 more hour of commercials

[noblemountain]

anyone else think Joe pimping the DEA show is ironic?