| Having a good base in MMA requires that you follow | | | | up your striking and improve your sprawl. |
| some proven training techniques that will allow you to | | | | The next thing that many people worry about is the |
| succeed in the sport. Every person has different | | | | mental aspect of a fight. Some fighters like to get |
| training needs, so you'll need to experiment with | | | | really pumped or excited before a fight, but I |
| yourself before you can become successful. In this | | | | recommend against doing this. If you go into the |
| article, I'll break down the three most important parts | | | | beginning of the fight with too much energy, then |
| of preparing for a fight and what you can do to | | | | you're going to have a huge adrenaline dump and will |
| better your odds of winning. | | | | be entirely useless throughout the rest of the fight. |
| None of these points significantly outweigh the other: | | | | So remember to stay focused and want the win, but |
| if you have a deficit in any of them, then it'll show | | | | don't come out too aggressive. |
| eventually. With that in mind, you can definitely get | | | | Finally, you'll want a good strength and conditioning |
| by with just one or two against lower competition, | | | | base. This part of training is often overlooked or |
| but you'll need to really prepare if you want to | | | | done incorrectly. Many fighters train for aerobic |
| compete in the UFC, Dream, or Strikeforce. | | | | endurance because that's how training is traditionally |
| The thing that most people focus on when training | | | | done. This isn't going to work for an MMA fighter |
| for a fight is technique. Technique is important, | | | | because most of the fight happens in an anaerobic |
| especially on the ground, but you also have to realize | | | | state. With that in mind, you'll want to do a ton of |
| that a lot of people just have very good natural | | | | power lifts and build up a strong base with heavy |
| talent. There's not too much more that you can | | | | compound exercises. After you've built a good |
| learn after a solid four or five years of training - you | | | | base, you can probably focus on power training - |
| can always refine your skillset, but you're probably | | | | going back to compound lifts only once every two or |
| not going to become a guru unless you are one | | | | three months for a couple weeks. |
| already. With that in mind, you can always tighten | | | | |