Nervous About Your 1st MMA Fight? I was too. . .

[@RageAdvisor]

I literally feel nervous watching this

[@cherrytrees7614]

Hahah me too

[@MIKE-wb1cs]

How’d it go?

[@salah-kf5fo]

Lol me to ohhhh🥶

[@DJ_Osiris]

Me too ha. Why do I want to do this? It's crazy.

[@nickherrmann694]

Nerves are good. Don’t let them control you

[@brianc277]

it still to this day gives me a smile hearing people I know are basically trained killers describe the same experience even the lowest level amateurs go through. I remember in my first fight other fighters who'd never met me were commenting they were afraid I was going to get destroyed in the ring since I looked so scared. The doc even told me I should back out cause my blood pressure was 190/140 in the prefight physical, I was that flat out scared for that long. Just like you said, once I got my gloves on, a little warmed up and in the ring it all shut off; I went out and embarrassed a much bigger and way more athletic looking opponent. If you've put in the gym time you'll go out and put on the best show you can win or lose.

[@castleincorporated]

want to fight soooo bad... don't wanna get my head caved in though....

[@GR-uc1gq]

@@castleincorporated same

[@twentyonetortas5921]

How big was the opponent vs you? How was the opponent more athletic?

[@EvolutionaryThinking]

​@@castleincorporatedIf you prepare for the best and are totally OK with the worst possible scenario (getting KOed) you will be fine. Put in the gym time, don't skip classes, get that routine and muscle memory going. And then just have fun.

[@castleincorporated]

​@EvolutionaryThinking competed for years national in karate. It's my happy place. But now that I'm an old.man it'd be like 1 mma bout if I have anything left - like masters division haha .. but with a family, you don't go get brain damage for pride (have a job etc)

[@martialartsvocationalschoo3319]

What struck me most in my first bjj competition was the calm that came over me and the "silenced" World around me, once I shook hands and it started. I couldn't sleep for 5 nights before and was about to just RUN away after I saw my opponent the first time.

[@knyghtkrawlr]

It's ironic that I've had teammates tell me i look so calm and relaxed in competition matches but I'm getting nervous just hearing you tell this story; recalling how i actually feel during those matches

[@npx_riff_lift-g]

nailed it on the head, dawg. i’m planning to have my first MMA fight within the next year. wrestled for 11 years, and did boxing for 3 years. 21 currently, and i miss the grind and wanna get back into it.

[@wwmain2251]

With that stats of yours i dont really understand why tf are you on this video

[@SinkMan434]

Jeez dude you’re a beast, did you have the fight yet?

[@Activehealingcenter]

Big props to anyone bold enough to voluntarily go there! My hands are sweating and I feel like I’m about to get in a fight just listening to this! But I guess that’s the point- these are normal chemicals and the normal feelings that come with them - the feelings can’t hurt you and when you allow them to be there they affect you less. That’s what I heard anyway.

[@roejogan4540]

💯💯💯

[@awsnaps22]

Just won my fight tournament!!! Thanks for the words you’re so calming ❤️

[@Anonymous-lt1wi]

Well done brother

[@andrewcross8244]

For lifetime wrestlers: treat it like a wrestling match. Stay focused. Just like you wrestle your match: fight your fight. YOU set the pace. YOU are the bad draw for the opponent Arms in, very much like Greco to keep your hips guarded. Stalk and fight and take it a millisecond at a time.

[@ruvym130]

I have my first mma fight in 57 days and watching this video makes me feel nervous because I feel like I’m supposed to be training right now.

[@deathskull2449]

how’d u do bro??

[@ruvym130]

@@deathskull2449 I won but I was mostly focusing on having a big distance and just throw a ton of leg kicks. I ended up falling a front kick and going for a punch and I got a knock down then I was just using bjj and ended with a submission.

[@deathskull2449]

@@ruvym130 proud of ya brother i’ve got my second fight in 2 weeks it’s a big fight lmao

[@ruvym130]

@@deathskull2449 what martial arts are you practicing and did you win your first match

[@deathskull2449]

@@ruvym130 i’m coming off a lost, i’m well rounded but strong point deff my wrestling and bjj, i’m rematching him after 1 year, he submitted in a guillotine last round,

[@nicolemartorella7900]

I just had my first MMA fight last week and came away with the victory! I had a whole mix of emotions throughout my camp. I was so excited once my fight had gotten booked... then, I felt afraid. I had so much fear - fear of getting knocked out, fear of getting taken down and not being able to get back up, just being afraid that I would get completely demolished. I started to feel more and more confident as camp progressed. Fight week I had felt anxious, but it was under control. You're absolutely right that there is a level of nerves that everyone feels - we just express it differently. As soon as I got into the cage, I felt so calm and at peace and then BOOM! It was ready to fight. Train hard, train smart, be present, and have fun are the biggest pieces of advice I would say if you are fighting soon for the first time 😄

[@Fromtheashes2020]

I never stepped in a cage but I stepped in the ring and I was nervous the entire round, mentally and physically exhausted for no reason. Only until the guy threw his hardest punch and when it didn't hurt that much I was like "ill be just fine if thats the worst he can do"

[@SvjezAlbanjez]

I had simmilar feeling when I was trying to pass my driving test after failing it two times already.What really helped me was meditating and dancing to shake off the fear and nervousness.But those moments definetely makes you feel more alive.

[@cudibanks5676]

Not really nervous, im just ready

[@bazglasgow7292]

My first fight is next month don't feel to nervous about it because we're all on the same boat I'm just going to train hard and have relax time aswell I'm sure I'll be fine if I put in the effort in at the end of the day getting to fight is an accomplishment in itself. everyone wants to win. Especially in front of a crowd.

[@kevgar]

dude your energy is so gold! thank you for the videos i love this channel. just got over covid myself im glad your all good brah

[@Chewjitsu]

Glad you’re doing well brother.

[@hanoitripper1809]

Thats true about the warm up. In tennis sometimes the opponent looks so much better than you, but under game pressure they tighten up and cant get the same balls back in the court

[@wafflescripter9051]

I used to warm up left handed just to screw with my opponent

[@Miniiime2013]

Thanks for putting this video up bro I have my first fight in April and I feel the same way, this video helps me out thou, thanks 😊 🥊

[@seanbarker9272]

I'm going to get this feeling in 23 months when I come over for that roll, hopefully you keep it friendly because I'm not sure I can afford medical insurance in the states 😅

[@ahmedalmalik7141]

Amazing my frist mma fight with in 2 days this make me relax 👍🏼

[@Junior-nz2vl]

Tomorrow is my second time competing in bjj , first competition didn’t go well lost 20-0. I’m nervous because I don’t want to leave my teammates down, especially one good brown belt friend that has helped me . I’m confident of my progress and techniques but nerves take control .

[@apallok54]

Just go out there and compete. This tournament is practice for the next one, which is practice for the next one. Your not there to win or lose your there to learn.

[@Junior-nz2vl]

@@apallok54 bro i got second place.

[@3tomnguyen797]

@@Junior-nz2vl thats so good, i can relate my first comp I lost both my matches and I was training hard for my second but lockdown in Sydney happened so its in December so I hope to do well as u second time

[@whitewhale3912]

Im doing an mma match on the 16/4 im doing 2 months training from nothing for a charity, im really excited, i got a friend who was a amateur boxer who is 100% scarier so imma fight him first to get myself in a better head space, do something scarier before the scary thing im doing

[@TheCarltonBrock]

5 years ago I did a cage BJJ match on a card with Grappling, Kick Boxing, and MMA. I was the Grappling part. I was super nervous. So nervous, I forgot my mouth guard. They had to unlock the cage so I could get it. Same moment, the training took over. Then I went and won.

[@steviesteve8665]

I have my debut in 3 weeks. I’m confident I’ll win but nervous I’ll do something stupid

[@ijonharris658]

I Have my first MMA Fight In 7 days Im glad I found this video The guy I'm fighting has 5 fights under his belt and its my first so Im the Noobie here

[@peepmk]

howd it go

[@ijonharris658]

@@peepmk I beat him by unanimous decision walked him down and out wrestled him

[@ijonharris658]

@IShowFastness It’s a mental thing bro so go into the fight already knowing you’re gonna win otherwise if you are to nervous you are going to freeze up and if it’s a no headshot fight you honestly got nothing to worry about control him with your wrestling also most fighters are weak to being walked down and pressured take the center of the cage or ring and keep him on his back foot this lets him know you’re not scared to engage him despite his experience

[@ijonharris658]

@IShowFastness No problem man and an experienced fighter doesn’t except someone making their debut to pressure them or walk them down so If there’s anything that you need to do it’s make sure you take his confidence by getting in his face and pushing the action You got this and good luck on your fight Brotha 👊🏽

[@ijonharris658]

@IShowFastness I was excited and was rehydrating so It was easy for me to sleep I honestly didn’t get nervous until I seen my opponent Get in the cage and the announcer was introducing us to the crowd

[@kippysmh]

Hello Chewy! I am a 15 year old kid who recently started doing bjj, I started 3 weeks ago and I've been noticing improvement after every single lesson I get, I train 3 days a week and I am thinking of doing mma later on, however, I feel like I should do a bit more, like train at home, working on my boxing and kicks, but I really don't know where to begin, do you have any advice?

[@ismesheverone7653]

Hey man how’s your journey going?

[@kippysmh]

@@ismesheverone7653 hey man thanks for checking in! Jiu jitsu has been great, I've been doing mma for a month now and been training at home aswell

[@averagetatakaeenjoyer7851]

just checkin in hows everything going on

[@Fromtheashes2020]

Chewy i have a question: when I was younger I was fighting alot. I had a couple amature bouts and when I sparred we went CRAZY hard. Like blood on mats all the time hard... anyway, my toughest fight was against an experienced (semi-pro) cage fighter with a few k.o.s under his belt.. long story short dude beat the living dog shit out of me to the point I never wanted to fight again. Took a while to get rid of the pre-fight jitters but after that beat down I've been TERRIFIED to have that happen to me all.over again. Its taken me 10 years to start training again and the pre fight jitters are back again. But worse.. do you have any tips or experiences like that before and how did you handle it?

[@calebragan]

I'm about to start my amateur mma journey but I wrestled for 4 years and everytime I stepped on the mat with the first opponent i had trouble getting out of my head elite wrestler, musclehead or a bum always have had trouble before the event started and I'm nowhere near that shape I was in a few years ago but I share this burden with you but after the first takedown all else ceass to exist and you fight for your survival I would try to keep my heart rate down and keep myself distracted at the beginning of most tournaments that's why Im working on pre fight emotion and loosening up before the first burst watch me on streetbeefs on KZbin on 4/6/18 for a beautiful knockout because I'm confident is my power and athletic ability I will end up on top and smesh

[@clapdrix72]

This was the best story ever, holy shit

[@blessedpatterson5706]

I met Chew a month ago at 10th planet. I have my amateur debut for LFA next month

[@DJ_Osiris]

My biggest fear is that I'm not "mean" enough to fight. I hate hurting people. How can I overcome the reluctance to hurt someone (especially someone who is already injured)?

[@carmelo5320]

If you hate hurting people you shouldn’t be fighting bro, but just think to yourself that it’s life or death

[@BrandonDempster]

yeh u shouldnt do it if u dont like hurting people

[@zanemosholder5097]

have my first BJJ tournament coming up and i feel the same just extremely nervous as soon as i signed up. i’ve always had problems with performance anxiety

[@controllerfreak78]

You got this bro!

[@Rine23]

Was the same way. The SECOND that whistle blows and you guys grab collars, everyone and everything around you will go silent. It’s literally just like a roll in the gym

[@GR-uc1gq]

How was it

[@zanemosholder5097]

@@GR-uc1gq totally forgot about this lol but i got gold at 170 gi and silver at 185 no gi. also i’m only 160 pounds lol

[@Muppen01]

Hey chewy, what do you think I should do when other white belts ask me to teach them techniques? I don’t want to show them things that aren’t as good as it could be and maybe make them lose a competition or something like that, but I also don’t want to be mean and not help them when they ask me. I usually show them but also tell them that I’m also a white belt and that there might be better ways of doing things but this is how I do it. Should I keep doing this or always just tell them to ask the instructor instead? I also had my first competition last week and it went great! Your videos have helped me a lot especially mindset wise and I wanted to thank you for that. :)

[@soulja304]

Bruh literally butterflies in my ass watching this. Galee this shit is wild

[@gevans6988]

I’m about to enter a no headshots MMA fight. Bit strange as usually you train to hit the head like when I did boxing. So it feels strange but I get it’s for beginners. I’m happy with the no headshots, there will be a lot going on but can’t help that my instinct is to hit the head.

[@upstairsfountain8814]

What is a no headshots mma fight? And how do you get one

[@carmelo5320]

@@upstairsfountain8814usually amateurs/younger fighters

[@ivanstephendeleon2726]

Can you give me some advice. Idk when it happened but back then I would train as much as I can and roll would anyone but after receiving my blue belt for some reason I pick and choose who I spar with. Im a very small guy(5:3) in a gym of guys that are 5:8 and I would usually go against the bigger guys but for some reason I’d try to avoid the smaller guys.

[@maxzhao8331]

great video!

[@SBK4N3]

This helped me alot thank you

[@mixedcryptoarts3579]

Great vid

[@leviransom1345]

So I’m fairly new to BJJ. 1-2 months training. My first tournament is in 2 weeks. My friend (who has competed before) is telling me to jump in and compete for the experience regardless of how much training ive had. Im wondering if it’s the right thing to do to compete now or wait a few months for my skills to develop. Thank you

[@user-id8cl5zd9e]

Did you end up going?

[@lima_wawae6283]

Strike First. Strike Hard.

[@dyl2635]

I train only 2-3 times a week, should I do an amateur fight?

[@Chewjitsu]

I mean you can. I wouldn't though.

[@austintharlow438]

It’s Chris Evens y’all!

[@Matrim42]

Ironically the fight is the easiest part, psychologically anyway. The worst is when you’re way down on the card and you’re waiting through a bunch of other fights.

[@eternalnowportal]

More nervous for the other guy across from me

[@BalkanManic]

Man im nervous even starting training, any tips to get started?

[@ismesheverone7653]

Just start mate and think to yourself I can do this

[@kolbytheshinobi]

My coach is famous😂

[@2Gloomy_]

30 days til my fight!!!

[@NappaDaGOAT]

how was it???

[@2Gloomy_]

@@NappaDaGOAT 2nd round Ezekiel choke

[@katethegreat4918]

I never understood why anyone would sign up to get punched in the face.

[@betu5510]

The best point this person is making is your body is a weapon the things you have trained will come naturally in combat . this help me a lot thank you so much @chewjiutsu

[@plugd4850]

My first amateur mma fight is the 25th appreciate the words of help man🫶🏽