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Nice and Short MAD Storm / Tom Aspinall

MAD Storm / FFI 25 Follow Up Day 3

More Follow-Up from the 25th Fight For It Show

Fight For It Follow Up / Castro and Pais

Jacob Pais’s pro debut at Fight For It 25 wasn’t just a win—it was a revelation. From the opening scramble, he turned disadvantage into design, using unpredictable angles and a barrage of elbows from his back that forced the stoppage. Where most fighters see danger, El Tortuga sees invention. He baited Tyler Kirkpatrick into believing he was safe on top, then flipped the geometry of the fight with surgical violence. The finish didn’t just shock the room—it stopped it. For a few seconds, the Grady Cole Center went silent, watching an artist at work in a moment of pure, brutal creativity.
Aaron Castro didn’t just win — he reintroduced himself. Clean, composed, and complete, he showed the kind of maturity that separates professionals from prospects. Across three minutes and 20 seconds of the first round, fans at the Grady Cole Center watched patience overcome passion as Castro’s perfectly placed body shot silenced the room. The crowd’s reaction said it all — the roar turned to a hush, not from shock but from respect. The finish felt surgical, and for a brief moment, every fan in attendance understood what true technical timing looks like in motion.

Fight For It Weekend Recap

All week, The MAD Coach will recap Fight For It 25.  In this episode, Clay Johnson was able to talk about his fight and his experience from FFI 25 10/25 2025

Got My Mind on MMA

Final Thoughts on MMA for the Weekend

Open Discussion / Addison Hendry / Elevate MMA

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It Can Be Lonely Out There

It’s what you do in the dark that decides who you become in the light.Everybody wants to shine when the cameras are on, but few are willing to grind when no one’s watching. The real work — the quiet hours, the lonely reps, the late-night studies, the small decisions that no one ever applauds — that’s where champions are made. You don’t rise under the lights; you reveal what you’ve already built in the dark.

Mind Your Mind / Fight Week / Your Success

In today’s episode of Words With The MAD Coach, we dive into the three forces that shape every fighter’s journey — the mind, the moment, and the meaning.
🧠 Mind Your Mind — Before the cage, before the crowd, comes the conversation within. We talk about mental control, self-talk, and how the fight you have with your own thoughts can determine everything that follows.
🥊 Fight Week — The most electric, emotional, and revealing time in a fighter’s life. The pressure, the silence, the focus — it’s where preparation meets purpose. We break down what this week truly feels like behind the scenes, beyond the camera lights.
🚀 Your Success — What does victory really mean? We explore the truth behind ownership — defining success by your standards, not the crowd’s reaction. Because real winning isn’t just about your hand being raised; it’s about who you become in the process.
This episode is for fighters, coaches, and anyone chasing something bigger than themselves. Tune in, reflect, and remember — the fight is never just physical.

Fight For It 25 / UFC During Covid / Evolution of the Sport

Welcome back to Words With A MAD Coach — where fight talk meets philosophy and every round tells a story.
Today, we dive into three arenas that shaped the heartbeat of modern combat sports. First, we’ll break down Fight For It 25 — a local card that reminds us why regional promotions are the backbone of the fight game. Then we’ll rewind to one of the wildest chapters in history — the Covid Era of MMA — when silence filled the arenas but the echoes of evolution began. Finally, we’ll connect the dots between those moments and the Evolution of the Sport itself — how fighters, coaches, and fans changed the way we see martial arts forever.
This isn’t just a recap. It’s a reflection — on grit, adaptation, and the unspoken truth that the fight never really stops… it just changes form.

Conversation After Training

Team Talk after Training