The Darker Side Of Fight Sports | Things You MUST Know

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Be sure to understand the darker aspects of fight sports. They will be something you have to deal with at some point and knowing about them prior makes it easier.
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[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

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[@PHATT_TV]

Thanks for transparency @Gabriel Varga 🙏

[@Quick--]

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[@zekeriasvarg530]

the biggest darker side is the damage to whats inside the skull , it comes in small small dosages from each jab the skull eats. The easist fix, if one want to fight, is to use lots of ascorbic acid. Study Dr Robert Cathcart , so the tissues rapair instead of becoming permanent scars.

[@IAmValenwind]

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[@realityjaunt]

My first professional fight was against a disproportionately seasoned fighter (around thirty fights) which made no sense.. I somehow miraculously managed to win and was incredibly proud. So yeah, I found our he had taken a dive. The whole thing had been decided in advance. I was so heartbroken with that being my first that I genuinely considered quitting. Only direct experience I ever had with a fixed fight then and making me think the whole sport was like that was hard to get past.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

That is rough. I hope you got passed it and moved on.

[@realityjaunt]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial It took a bit but ultimately I decided that I kind of didn't care, if that makes sense. All I could do was get myself prepared, step in the ring, and fight. I couldn't control other people's choices or decisions outside of there.

[@alphabane3873]

Which martial art are you a pro at ? If you don't mind me asking.

[@realityjaunt]

@@alphabane3873 I was a boxer (though not a particularly good one).

[@ivanhannel]

Wow, insanity. That sucks!

[@rudramajumder1949]

Coolest martial artist on youtube, hands down

[@artsofallstar]

Definitely one of them

[@vinceyyybabey4653]

More like hands guard up

[@treadstoned9915]

Diamond Dave has entered the chat

[@YTSaintKevin]

"Hands up!"

[@samuelmansell9749]

Bisping is upset

[@muaythaiclutz701]

I've heard so many horror stories here in Thailand of western fighters being set up by trainers who bet against them. Surrounding yourself with people you can truly trust is key in this sport. Not to mention the big problem of promotions playing favorites, you see it all the time where they'll feed their stars less experienced or fighters they know will loose just to protect their record and make them look good, or even worse, sometimes the "meat" manages to win yet they give the win to the star anyways. So much shady stuff happening behind the scenes in combat sports that people don't see.

[@monkeybrains]

Don't be afraid to leave a crap gym. Some people will just keep taking your money offering little or no help to improve. Time to go.

[@burn450]

had a match up for my muay thai amatuer debut...dude was 0-0 in Muay Thai, but didnt mention he was a pro mma guy. Luckily for me, that match up fell through, but be aware!

[@kevinjung6130]

Gabe's the sort of coach and athlete that comes off as humble and relatable as just some guy who trains, but is in reality one of the most technical fighters ever. Thanks as always for the great content!

[@Justin_The_Jag]

For my fourth AMATEUR fight, I ended up fighting a guy who had twice the amounts of fights I did & won. I was 4-0 & A little over a month after this though I went to Thailand & had my fifth fight & ended up fighting a guy who had almost 200 fights. Prior to this I had never fought without headgear, shinguards & elbow pads. Luckily for me I had no idea until after & I went in confident, ready, & determined. I fought all 5 rounds almost knocked him out a few times & lost by decision to points. It was a crazy fight & it could've went a completely different way. I'm grateful for the experience but sheeeeeesh. shoutout thailand they gave me my first l 4-1 haha

[@alsvids3651]

Hit directly on the button with this video, especially with the insurance and trainers bit. I'm just an amateur who competes on the regional mma and kickboxing scene but I've seen guys who I swear had the potential to be world class only to have their wings clipped because they get screwed over by their trainers booking them back to back fights until eventually they would get an injury that they couldn't hope (or even afford) to get properly fixed and healed. Really puts into perspective that the guys who last the longest (and at times make it to the top) are the guys who really love what they're doing and prioritize longevity on a martial arts journey over fame and the like.

[@GM-hu2xj]

Gabriel is so grounded in reality it's scary! Thank You.

[@MuayThaiGuide]

My first Muay Thai Fight.. at Lumpinee stadium which was a big honor for me. They told me my thai opponent only had around 5 fight. Turns out after I won and watch the broadcast the Fight card says 25 wins, 10 losses 😂😂

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Ahhhh ☹ ☹ ☹ It bums me out that this is common

[@MuayThaiGuide]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial man do I love Muay Thai, I can‘t help but just accept it and continue fighting there. This is addictive 🥶

[@lucast.6474]

I think another problem is that many gyms seem to be quite all or nothing. I have been thrown out of the sparring classes or barred from competing in more than one gym, for not wanting to transition from light to full contact. I'm a 30 year old engineer with kids, so I'm not planning to go pro by any means. But its sad that you have to switch gym or sport if you don't want to take the downsides of full contact competition.

[@googlegmail9888]

Don’t cut yourself short

[@lsk8308]

I’m blown away by the fact that in your career you only got tested once. And the fact that Miller and Crocop were on the card with you and they chose you 😂. They knew what they were doing

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yep 😤😤😤

[@ryanswanson4025]

I definitely had an issue with a bad promoter, but to jump on that there are also bad or corrupt referees. In my fight, my opponent kicked me below the belt three times IN THE FIRST ROUND!!!! Not only was he not penalized, but the ref was telling me that I needed to hurry up and recover, and then had the balls to take a point away from me the next round for “holding the cage”

[@ryanswanson4025]

P.S. Love the channel Gabriel and please keep up the fantastic work.

[@waterlegend72]

One of my friends did an interclub for kickboxing...it's supposed to be completely novice level fighters....she got smashed and it was her 2nd interclub Turns out her opponent was the amateur national champ...competing in a totally grassroots novice beginner competition...very fair

[@darko38]

7:07 the face says it all 😂 Not many fighters are on it? More like not many fighters aren't on it.

[@SimonDusk6453]

i hope more people see this video. people should know the darker side of a lot of things. thank you Gabriel.

[@ignacionietoizquierdo7581]

Another one I've seen relatively often is illegal or just "barely" legal hand wrapping. I went through that several times: coaches doing some black magic on their fighter's hands, but no one was watching, you know.

[@nickvledder]

This is why I appreciate this channel... honesty.

[@iskandertime747]

Thanks Gabriel, very eye opening stuff!

[@movementencouragedfitness5945]

Sometimes I contemplate the vibes of certain people involved on my path. I’m one of those soldier types who just does what people ask or suggest but sometimes I feel slightly mistreated. 🤨

[@manjitheerratic5127]

Every single nano-second of this video is GOLDEN . Thank you, champ !!!

[@dlight6880]

Loved the video.Very well explained for new fighters!

[@fishinforfun3359]

Great information to hear. Especially as I’m going down my fight career path. Can you do a video on training for a fight career with a full time job? I imagine there was a time you competed and worked at the same time.

[@pingislife2653]

This is one of the most informative martial arts videos I've seen in a long while. Thanks for sharing the info, sir.

[@rickagarwala6056]

This is a great video! I've been back and forth about competing as I've had some injuries, and the insurance piece was definitely new for me. Competing is more of a test as I'm definitely to old to switch careers :-)

[@jordanbowey4175]

I think the biggest dark side that no one wants to talk about is the other end of life. Most fighters finish up with considerable brain trauma. Alzheimers, mood swings and many other diseases are almost inevitable.

[@gabrielgabriel5177]

Not just "end" of life. If people get retired at 38 they are still young but having brains like 70 years old. I am 38 and i consider myself still in my youth. Lifestyle can (and combat sports are lifestyle) makes big differemce how quick you gona get old

[@deividoliveirafaria6541]

As far as I know it is not the most of the fighters who experience brain damage after retiring. Far from that, dispite it happens it not that usual.

[@Muaythaiventura]

Commissions are working on regulating the weight cuts - it will change hopefully! This is nuts.

[@Muaythaiventura]

Also in regards to the insurance stuff Gabriel - it's that most times promoters just have the "minimum" not that they aren't covered... it's that the deductible is stupid high ($850+ USD) on top of that it's not all covered. Definitely have your own insurance... this is why fighters opt to go back home to fix shit and it's definitely messed up!

[@jaysantana1317]

Great video, Gabriel. Some of these things I've definately experienced my self, and I wish I'd had been told beforehand. In some countries, you also see a lot of ...un organic champions ...if you will...and definitely a lot of coaches or trainers willing to use you as Cannon fodder to stay on good terms with promotions.

[@vicentealencar9132]

Brave, good boy Gabriel Varga👍💪

[@shootits48]

You're a great Sensei 👍 great advice

[@nickthurston5624]

Loving the new background Gabriel. And congratulations on all your success with the channel! I've been watching for a long time. The only thing that background seems to be missing is that golden play button...

[@ipie13579]

Well said… i’d also mention at the lower level lazy/bias refs are very common in all martial arts. Sanctioning bodies or organizations are also often bias. They will try to fuck you over by bending rules… most cases there isn’t much recourse so be wary. Ask people that you train with and compete in private for advice or tricks. They may give you some helpful gossip.

[@raymondzellar5523]

I had a friend who was training a guy that was a good athlete but had no experience with sparring, especially hard sparring. This kid looked up to and respected my friend and my friend really punishing any openings at this kid would have. He ended up physically beating this kid down to the point where he gave up on martial arts training entirely. It was really sad because he was picking things up technique-wise very fast and he was already athletic he just got the will to do it punched out of him before he ever had a chance to get comfortable.

[@mndeg]

boxing gym?

[@deividoliveirafaria6541]

Sorry to tell you budy but your friend is an @ssh0l3 of the highest order.

[@adukill]

Thanks for sharing this important knowledge with us Gab. Have a magical week.

[@10secondsrule]

I don’t think he takes shrooms 😅

[@adukill]

@@10secondsrule XD coming back exhausted from open mat is like taking shrooms.

[@Mungo658]

Top advice/warnings

[@magnacarta711]

Wow Gabe, this list is crazy! But thanks 🙏🏽

[@MarkoObradovich]

All due respect, you speak the bare truth brother, not many have the honesty and the courage to say this.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad everyone seems to appreciate the truth bombs 😆

[@davidabkk]

Looking forward to you analysing some more ONE fights

[@jamielondon6436]

Our champ, laying down the (ugly) truth once more! Mad respect.

[@avaandlilah8133]

Well said man.

[@calvinroach4475]

i trained at the same taekwondo gym for ten years competing all over america. i got tired of it and wanted more so i asked my coach to help me out and get me a mma fight because i turn 18 next month. but he didn’t like that and when he found out i was doing muay thai on the side he kicked me out some coaches only want you as THERE ATHLETES.

[@pestilentdeath5814]

Hello Gabriela have you ever made a video about freak accidental deaths ? For example the death of a Mexican boxer named Jeanette Zacarias Zapata and also a Russian boxer named Maxim Dadashev. Are deaths in amateur promotions an issue?

[@Bruski1231]

My 1st amateur mma fight I thought I was fighting at 145lbs, then found out 5 days prior that it was 135. I cut 12.5lbs in 5 days, the dizziness, fatigue on the last 4lbs was challenging. Luckily I had experienced fighters/coaches like Tristan Connelly & Vince (I was at your seminar at Checkmat) to guide me through the process. With everything Gabriel said in mind, highly recommend getting in there if it something you want to do

[@MuayThai-5643]

What did you do to weight cut that fast?

[@Bruski1231]

@@MuayThai-5643 no sodium, fiber or carbs, less than 1000 calories/day consisting of hard boiled eggs and handful of almonds mostly, half regular water half distilled 3 days out, just distilled 2nd & last day out from weigh in (approx. 3-3.5Litres/day) & no water and cutting last 4 lbs via sauna & hottub day of weigh ins. Once at 137lbs, getting wrapped in numerous blankets and squeezing mandarin oranges between my teeth & only taking the juice, as the last 1.5-2lbs would take care of itself. After weigh in, slowly drinking Pedialyte, water & oranges. Steak dinner, kale salad, sweet potato vegetables etc. 2 hrs after weigh in I was back at 147.4lbs, the exact weight I was at 5 days prior.

[@philippculture489]

@@MuayThai-5643 There is nothing you can do to cut this amount that fast except water cutting. You cut as much fat as possible through strict diet and maybe you even have to cut muscle mass to get to a certain weight and then you start water loading, no salt,.. But like Gabriel said, it's ridiculous that this is allowed and not regulated. The damage to your organs and brain is permanent to a degree and people died over it. Let alone the pain, dizzyness, cramps,....

[@AK-jt7kh]

Holy cow - how in the hell did you cut 5 lbs in 10 days?!

[@__azzzul__]

New set up looks good 👍

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Glad you think so!

[@Jacko736]

your new room and belt display looks really good

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Thanks. I still need to jazz it up a bit more but it's definitely better than the last space.

[@john4075]

Many gyms have their golden boy top stars of the gym,, and they always need people willing to step in the ring and be game sparring partners to prepare the main alphas for a shot at gold at whatever competition. Yes, you can get better thru this path, but not everyone will find this path successful to developing as a really skilled fighter for the long run, and certainly while the gym owner/ instructor is happy to pat you on the back for being a tough, game piece of meat, while he takes your monthly gym fees, make no mistake he'll forget about you very quickly when you decide to put your own betterment of your self interests first....and on goes the revolving door.

[@calebmills8809]

A promotion needed to fill a card, they promised that if my gym had inexperienced guys, they would match us up accordingly so I decided to take my first fight on 2 weeks notice. My opponent(who went to the gym of the main promotor) suddenly hurt his hand the day before weigh ins and his much more experienced team mate took his place. Super fun experience, but it was definitely sketchy.

[@kesikenselvarajah6312]

00:49 Magic Spoon 03:05 Not all Trainers Have Your Back 04:23 The Weight Cut 06:55 Peds Performance Enhancing Drugs 10:53 Why Are You Lying about Your Record To Get a Fight 11:21 In Appropriate Matchmaking 11:53 Drugging Fighters

[@bradleyemmett329]

I fought for a promotion called shamrock fc. Won the fight but after I started cramping and my pwave kept dropping. The promotion said I had to take an ambulance or I wouldn’t be able to fight in Missouri anymore. They said all medical would be covered. Long story short they didn’t pay and I got sent to collections. Looked through the contract and saw that I got played.

[@siegfriedc2332]

Didn't happen to me, but my brother's friend's friend had an amateur boxing match, but his original opponent had to pull out. Then, his replacement opponent turned out to be a semi-pro. Fight didn't end well for him.

[@fdglawrence]

Very Good video

[@minidoggy9476]

I love this guy

[@mohammadtausifrafi8277]

"Protect yourself at all times... (inside and outside of the cage)."

[@jaxonnevermore1394]

Hey gabe! Can you do a video on executing kickboxing style while fight lethwei. I was wondering how you would change the clinch or getting in closer if there are headbutts involved.

[@julianbrochu4147]

I really like this video and think it is important. Something I think should also be mentioned is the high risk of CTE and concussion injuries.

[@Rn.1001]

Only in boxing

[@jab2ez]

I indirectly saw things about the dark side of the fight game through looking at Mike Tyson and Don King and looking at how Lumpnee stadium changed the rules on Buakaw because he was dominating. They did the same to another fighter as well. You also told the story about when you were in China. That and I also saw what they did to the MMA fighter over there (name starts with an Xu). I am sure there is more, but it is an interesting thing. Oh and at a fight I was at, people were passing out from weight cuts as well.

[@jordanbowey4175]

Lumpinee didn't change the rules, K1 did.

[@jab2ez]

@@jordanbowey4175 Thank you for correcting me!!! I feel like Lumpinee did change the rules for a fighter, but that may be Sadamchek or some one from the older muay thai generation.

[@zsoltbartha900]

I can see how shortly you talked about the drugging problem, that you genuinely fear something.

[@donniedoesdishes]

if you and big john keep exposing the real facts of the fight game , people aint going to want to fight no more, great video people need to know everything , because not everyone in the game is honest

[@Priapos93]

The Champ dropping truth bombs. It speaks well of Karate Combat. Also, I haven't seen this type of Canadian niceness before, and I like it very much.

[@raphiey]

my first amateur fight i was supposed to fight against someone, who was 10 kilos (22 pounds) heavier than me (i was 75 kg, he was 85) and i only found out 10 days before the event. when i asked how they imagine that fight to happen despite such a weight difference, they said he will be my weight on fight day, "dont worry". but what disappointed me the most was, that it wasnt some random event, it was my coaches event taking place in our gym. i went home to think about it, i couldnt sleep, i was so stressed and i think it was the next day or the day after, when i suddenly broke my nose and had a good reason to cancel the fight and soon after also leave the gym.

[@blackbeasley23]

This guy is exposing alot👀.best fight channel on KZbin right now

[@elsuperpollo2273]

I only train for self defense, which is why I told my striking coach from the get go. I've only done fight but as far as sparing in the striking class which is fine with me. Since I'm only striking for self defense it wouldn't matter if I do p..e.d.s or not, I'm just in my 40's having fun.

[@7184610369]

I've been on a fight card where they rigged the scale. A guy who was 140 pounds was fighting some 175 pounds.

[@treadstoned9915]

Yup I felt like I was gonna die doing a 7 lbs weight cut the day of the weigh ins only to find out on the promotions scales were light anyway. Our scales said I was 156 and theirs said 146...

[@kez_the_reaper2657]

I was talking about mismatched fights with a training partner earlier At an event last year the lad he fought had a bunch of fights in the past compared to him I know someone else at the event who had similar fighting against an advanced bjj practitioner I'm glad that my fight was pretty evenly matched despite losing , we both had similar experience and I believe if training had gone a bit better for me leading up It could have gone either way

[@putonghualandolin8110]

Veeery true !

[@codymarkley8372]

Naivity, i think you said it right, but it doesnt matter.

[@adamtankersley7441]

1:06 holy crap! I’m literally eating cereal out of the exact same bowl

[@davidevans7477]

That favortism is making me think that if i dont get the knockout, i might lose. Even if i won by rounds or points. Im looking to compete in Boxing and mma.

[@erniechang2915]

OneFC are pretty strict about weight cutting/hydration levels. Other organisations should catch on too.

[@DaveElwoodCutter]

They need a better system, but they’re at least trying to make a change.

[@mndeg]

i see gabriel i comment and upvote :D

[@XamHernandez]

Imagine this sir, Our fight is on April 2 I get match with someone who seems like a beginner, While my teammate who has 0 amateure fight gets to fight a guy with a MMA record. Total BS, The story is that the org. is tied up with the apposing team who is our "Rival" but we really don't consider them rival. I get the facts that you are saying because this make so much sense. '-'

[@jancioek324]

Did i miss brain damage? Its worst of all negative things about fighting sports😢

[@whitewh1]

Another "dark side" -- it's entirely possible to get a serious injury in the ring. Maybe this is obvious.

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yep. Something I really want to avoid.

[@HanstheBoss1]

Jake Paul talked about this and it's more sense now thats fighter should event and make their own matched not only you get half the revenue you won't have to worried about the company takin percent of your payment Conor McGregor one fight in the UFC earn him around 100k Conor one fight against Floyd "Money" Mayweather and both got around over 30 million each, we can change this cycle of manipulation change is nature

[@nickdadon]

Fight weight should be taken for 3 weeks daily prior to a fight, to get the average actual weight of the fighter ! or something idea like that.

[@jace3504]

We’ll said. Fans don’t see what happens after the dust settles.

[@kosherkep9398]

*Dark side*... Time with family. Training/fighting has its sacrifices 💯!

[@xavierfowler9778]

Cereal!

[@HanstheBoss1]

Whats you're saying Master Varga it's true to me let's me tell u my coach or trainer he only care about winning "I believe you can get the gold medal i've dreamed about its" it's our career not your and keep trying to kill our creativity with his verbal abuse i really wanted to start a fight career but sacrificing my own mental health for other ego like Victoria Lee did not worth its thank Master Varga for open my mind with knowledge

[@martialartsking7707]

Hello From Pakistan

[@Yuffie777]

The drugs thing is really, really bad. That's your life that someone else is playing with.

[@user-gj7vx5tr1u]

Any equivalent to Magic spoon in Europe? (Not UK)

[@brandonpartovy385]

Just want to say that while magic spoon has some nice macros, they are full of seed oils which are horrible for you. Stay away from seed oils, especially a product like that thats made primarily of them

[@TomFooleryTheAustere]

Let’s be honest here, it’s the fight game. There are always going to be shady characters and it will always have a criminal element to it. Anyone going into thinking it’s all honour, respect and all those other words written on the dojo wall is going to be in for a long and unpleasant ride.

[@RicardoTalamas]

CTE!!

[@user-gf1zm5wn3r]

Get insurance for sports competition

[@brycekeeney4995]

I have always said there needs to be same day weigh in for fight night. That would help elviate the trauma put on your body because you won't have that recover day before your fight.

[@kvarga9164]

I used to do amateur cards for Gabriel so we could bring in the actual real best fighter in his weight class from where ever they lived in the world. How many times have you seen someone fight an opponent who lives 20 miles away for a vacant world title..... meaningless. Corey Schafer - the ISKA President would tell me who we had to fly in for a legitimate title fight, it was never up to me. When I was doing cards I wanted to implement a step on the scale and then into the ring to fight - the problem is you would be surprised how many fights would just fall through at that point if you did it this way. Every fight except his last Karate Combat fight where Gabriel was the bigger fighter, Gabriel has had his opponents be anywhere from 10 to 25 lbs heavier than him after weigh ins in the ring. Robin Van Roosmalen is a great fighter for sure and would be a challenge at any weight but when he and Gabriel fought they weighed in at 145 and the next day in the ring Gabriel weighed 148lbs and Robin was around 173 lbs. There was a 25lb weight difference in the fight. All things being equal in skill etc the bigger guy will win as Robin did. Same skill level and a 25 lb disadvantage is not a fight you can win at that level where all the top 5 pros in a weight class are great fighters. There certainly needs to be something done but even Glory had come out with new weigh in rules and then shattered them to have Robin fight Gabriel. I do not think Robin ever made that weight again and actually had to vacate that lightweight title on his very first title defence fight as he could not make weight on the weigh in day. These weight losses are very harmful for fighters not just body wise but the loss of fluid protecting the brain is also reduced and brain trauma is a REAL thing. Being a senior citizen now and being involved in this sport for over 50 years I have known more than one athlete who has died from steroid use and things taken to enhance their performance. Down the road even if you do not develop health issues you know it is something you did not actually accomplish on your own without cheating. Why would I want to think I am the world champion if I beat up someone who I needed to use drugs, massive weight loss to have a huge advantage over? I guess it would not bother some - but I would reflect on "man I had to cheat to win". Just my thoughts and I could be wrong..... Gabriel's dad - Keith

[@user-hs9sp5ih6x]

Bro you only got drug tested once in your whole career!?!?! 😂😂 that’s crazy I got drug tested multiple times playing soccer in Spain LOL

[@GabrielVargaOfficial]

Yep. 1 time. I find that super disappointing. Especially since I've fought in the U.S quite a bit.

[@user-hs9sp5ih6x]

@@GabrielVargaOfficial unreal

[@ckiddadahairninja4377]

nothing against you Gabe but I heard peds arent just for muscular growth. they say you can have a dad bod and still be on peds but have accelerated performance. have you heard of this?

[@VinOptimaxxx]

That's true - PEDs can be used for lots of things like endurance, strength and recovery without turning you into a tank. Look at professional cyclists for example.

[@obliqueapplications8881]

"Protect yourself at all times"-Big John McCarthy and a couple of other people

[@sjcobra84]

So thankful that I decided not to pursue a career in combat sports.

[@Dubbios]

Manipulated gloves or other piece of equipment.

[@aaro9n236]

I disagree i think you would do perfectly at 145.

[@VinOptimaxxx]

He said he didn't want to go down to 135.

[@malkomalkavian]

Ny-eev-it-ey :)

[@simonsimonlabonte1110]

👍💪🙏

[@valmendez84]

Magic spoon branding bas globohomo art vibes 🤔

[@oriolrodriguezdelolmo9232]

I think people wanna go into in professional sport they need to have another income source at least

[@raydr9288]

Bad Refs

[@brycekeeney4995]

This comment is more of a story and will be kind of long but it is worth reading.. My Craziest fight story. I went to a promotion to corner my training partner. His fighter backed out last minute so he did not get to fight. Another fighter also backed out from another bout and the promoter was scrambling to find someone to step in. Rather than ask my buddy who was already supposed to fight that night, they asked me. As a rookie with only 3 fights I stupidly said sure I'll fight. I remember entering the cage and the stats being announced. My opponent was 3 weight classes above me. I weighed 130 at the time. I vocally said out loud thats not fair when I heard his weight. I thought oh crap I got to get out of hear fast. The bell rang we each threw a couple of punches and I crawled up his back and choked him out in under 30 seconds. The fight went in my favor but the experince rattled my drive to compete.