Words With A MAD Coach

What if plan A does not work out?

It can be difficult to gauge your level in the fight game, mainly because it's a very small pool of high-performance athletes. Another reason is that the ecosystem you want to be in is so far away. So what can you do to prepare yourself for the moment when it arrives?

Let's try to understand what makes every martial art system important and why the name of the system does not matter.

Who should work your corner for your next fight?  What are the qualities that you want from a good corner team?

Why are some martial art ecosystems bigger than others?  The MAD Coach offers a few ideas as to why some arts thrive and others seem to fade out of existence.

Everything is happening so fast at the speed of digital.  What can you, athletes, do to keep up in the game? One thing is for sure: change is going to happen with or without you.

This past weekend, we saw Islam Makhachev defend the welterweight title and break the record for the most consecutive wins in the UFC.  The MAD Coach talks about what is next for the champion and how he should move forward.  How was the production and the overall card?  OK? Good? Or great?  The MAD Coach breaks it all down.

The MAD Coach takes a look at the PFL Charlotte card and gives his impressions of how the Carolina competitors should do in their PFL debuts.

Got the news earlier today that the gym is cutting back on coaching positions. I feel a little sad for the program and for the coaches who were running things in that time slot.

Could this strategy benefit unsigned fighters as well as the PFL?  
Instead of competing head-to-head with the UFC in places like:
Las Vegas
Southern California
South Florida
Phoenix
...PFL could become the major league for overlooked MMA regions.
Consider states like:
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Missouri
Virginia
Many of these states produce excellent fighters but lack the concentration of internationally famous gyms like:
American Top Team
Kill Cliff FC
AKA
Xtreme Couture
Jackson Wink
Yet they often have:
passionate local fan bases,
thriving amateur scenes,
successful regional promotions,
and fighters who eventually reach the UFC anyway.