I told him that I just arrived back in Thailand a few days ago and wanted to get back in shape before fighting again but he assured me that it would be an easy fight. The guy supposedly had no fight experience. I was seconds away from taking the fight despite just getting back from a weekend drinking and partying in Phi Phi, battling jet lag, and more importantly, not having sparred in 3 months.
I caught myself updating my status on facebook to "Taking a fight on two days notice..." then it hit me. That's always a bad fucking idea, and decided to Google my opponent just in case. All I knew from the fight poster was that his named was Andre and he trained at Maximum Muay Thai, didn't look too tough in his photo. This is what I found.
ANDRE MARCOLLA
Andre Marcolla is an MMA fighter from Curitiba, Brasil. With a professional record of 4-0 (muay thai), and 1-0 (MMA). After living in Brasil for 22 years, he spent 5 years training and coaching professional fighters on the beaches of Miami.
So luckily I didn't take the fight. One of the trainers from Dragon Muay Thai ended up fighting him instead, and it was a tough fight.
What I've learned from this experience:
Make sure you are fight ready and not just willing. There is a reason why people do 6-8 week fight camps before each fight, the other guy is going to be in peak peformance and so should you.
Do some research on who you are going to fight BEFORE you accept a fight. Backing down or canceling a fight last minute is unprofessional, but going into a fight with someone that out classes you is just asking to get injured.
Spar a lot before each fight, just stop doing it a week before so you don't get injured by accident. Sparring for the first time in three months was like being a newbie again, my timing was off and it was shocking to get hit.
Warm Regards,
Johnny @ My Fight Camp
That's just plain scary man... ... ... you could get freaking killed... ... Glad u didnt take the fight, wise choice.
ReplyDeleteAnyway all the best in your training!