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Coach, warrior and father: Meet England Andrew Fisher

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If you want to know what multitasking is, look at Andrew Fisher’s everyday.

The English MMA veteran started an interview, just put his two little girls after returning from another strenuous training session. Here is the reality of the military trainer for you.

“I am very, very busy,” Fisher told me. “I do all school runs every day: Wysetki, pick-ups. I take my children to the park as much as possible. I try to give all mine [students] So much attention and one -on -one time as possible, and then I still teach all the fighting classes.

“Of course, some of the younger guys who train just get up when they want, go to the gym and then [they play] At their Xbox, their mother makes food and sings them at night, and that’s all. But if I want to do something for myself, I have to get up at five in the morning, if I want to hit the pads or escape. “

Family man

Understanding a warrior is not an basic task. In fact, if you were not in their shoes, it is almost impossible. Andrew was lucky to find a person who understands him better than anyone else.

“We wife also competes,” he shared. “Currently, he is number one amateur in England, so he completely understands how it is, and we just try to lend a hand each other. […] He has children, I have time for training; I have children, he has time to train. Because there are school holidays in England at the moment, my two smallest girls who are six and four years aged, just sitting or running there [at the gym]. Today I paired and my two girls were just running, screaming. “

However, he is confident, despite how hard it is sometimes, will never change life. He thinks that this lifestyle gives him an advantage over the opposition, because no one else does what he does.

Often, for fighters, introducing children to the fight of sport becomes a sensitive object. And understandable that they know what is associated with the journey of martial arts, struggles and disadvantages. Andrew is no exception: he is not able to think that his children will be hit in his head in his career.

“I have a daughter who is 17 years aged, and a son who is also 14 years aged, and they had to train only twice a week,” explained Fisher. “And then they could play on the computer, do what they want, as long as there were these two classes. My son is still trying to force me to fight, but I don’t really want him. […] But I would prefer my children not to do it. “

Capitain team

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“I’m not really a coach, I’m more of the team’s captain,” said the Englishman about dynamics in the action team (TFT). “I’ve always trained with everyone every day and I feel that I’m just one of the guys. I’m not really one of those trainers who just stand, watch and scream from the side. […] I won’t miss the session. “

Of course, with the arrival of the fight on September 13, some changes should be made. Fisher understands that he must be a little more selfish when he passes through his own camp. These are the rules of the game and you can’t do anything with them. Fortunately, TFT is able to function in these conditions thanks to the community that has built over the years.

Modern Andrew Fisher

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Fisher thinks his way of thinking was not suitable for his last fights. Because he was bigger than most of his opponents, he just relied on a strenuous shot. In his mind this led to his last two failures.

“Perhaps I retired prematurely after my last fight, because I beat myself a bit,” he said. “I was a bit illustrated, what was my set of skills. […] I felt that I only needed one blow and the whole fight would change. So I just relying on it, but of course my last two fights that didn’t really work. I didn’t employ any of my other skill sets. “

Time away from the cage caused the English to thread the retirement. Refreshed and overloaded, he believes that he knows what to change in the future.

“In fact, it was nice not to think about these things and realize what my mistakes were,” said Fisher about his downtime. He spent a lot of time in front of the board, analyzing his performances and inventing a recent strategy.

“I feel better than ever [have]”Fisher announced before returning to Cage Warriors 193.” I feel smarter, I train more reasonably, I feel more competent, I feel stronger, so I just don’t understand why I NO to continue.”

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Dan Hooker calls Brian Ortega old while explaining quick UFC return

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Dan Hooker calls Brian Ortega 'old' while explaining quick UFC return
Dan
Hooker was frustrated after his last defeat.

The New Zealander faced
Ultimate Fighting Championship debutant Salahdine
Parnasse in the main event of
UFC Paris this past September and lost via technical knockout
at 2:35 of the first round. Hooker is looking to make a quick
turnaround and is now scheduled to fight Brian
Ortega at
UFC Qatar on Nov. 21. “The Hangman†recently opened up about
why he's returning to action just 77 days after his last bout.

Dan Hooker says frustration after his Salahdine Parnasse loss
prompted him to accept Brian Ortega at UFC Qatar

Hooker said he was frustrated he couldn’t show his improvements
after a hard training camp for the Parnasse fight. He claims he
would've taken more time in between fights if he had gone to war
with the Frenchman for five rounds. While Hooker went down with the
body kick from Parnasse in the opening frame, he didn't suffer any
serious injuries, hence the short turnaround.

“When you just get out there and don’t really get to show anything,
that’s frustrating,†Hooker told Ariel Helwani. “I put in a really
hard training camp, made some pretty big improvements in my
consistency and training, and I just didn’t get to show it… Then I
saw Nolan was matched with Moicano, so I called my manager Ash and
said, ‘F*ck, surely I can beat Brian Ortega.' I was like, ‘F*ck,
he’s old as well. Surely, I can beat Brian Ortega.' The UFC liked
that fight, so I got it.â€

While Hooker (24-15) is on a three-fight skid, Ortega (16-5, 1 NC)
has lost four of his last five bouts.

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Two-time UFC champion ready to end slump after camp change: ‘Best I’ve felt in a very long time’

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Two-time UFC champion ready to end slump after camp change: ‘Best I’ve felt in a very long time’

Israel Adesanya feels he's made the best move to get back on the winning track.

It's been over three years since Adesanya last had his hand raised inside the octagon, when he recaptured the UFC middleweight title with a stunning knockout over longtime rival Alex Pereira. Unfortunately for Adesanya, his second championship reign ended without a successful defense as he was upset by Sean Strickland, and then went on to be finished in his next three fights against Dricus du Plessis, Nassourdine Imavov, and Joe Pyfer.

Something had to give, so Adesanya made the decision in July to part ways with the City Kickboxing team in New Zealand, the gym he called home since 2009. Now with a smaller team built specifically for him, Adesanya is booming with confidence ahead of his next fight, rumored to be a meeting with Shara Bullet at UFC Saudi Arabia on Dec. 5.

“Training camp's been awesome,†Adesanya said in a training camp vlog. “This is like a cliché, I guess that everyone says, ‘The best training camp I've ever had,' but I can truly say with my departure from my old gym, CKB, and now building the team that I have and training specifically for me, this is the best I've felt in a very long time. For real.

“I think this is the best training camp—this is the most fun training camp I've had in the last—when was Pereira in New York? 2022? ‘23? This is the most fun training camp I've had in years. That's going to show on fight night. I've been in fight week shape for weeks, my regular fight week shape. I look forward to how I'll look on fight week this time. Holy shit.â€

Adesanya emphasized that his current team is built to focus on his preparation, as opposed to a larger gym like City Kickboxing, which has housed numerous high-level fighters including UFC champions Alexander Volkanovski and Carlos Ulberg, former champion Robert Whittaker, and veteran contenders Dan Hooker and Kai Kara-France.

When Adesanya first announced the split, he called it “bittersweet,†though he didn't elaborate on why he made the change. In his latest vlog, he again hinted at an explanation without explicitly stating a reason.

“I've been doing a lot of thinking,†Adesanya said. “Like, I could have been a better teammate because I could have made better bonds at CKB with certain people who I've trained with for years, and I did make some close bonds, but I feel like I could have been a better teammate in certain aspects. Even though I was a great teammate and I did for a lot for a lot of people, I was there for a lot of people, but I just felt like, you can always do more.

“When I sit back and look at it, I'm like, I hid behind them sometimes and just let the idiot take over. But that's me being self-aware now. I can't say the same for other people, if they can be self-aware and be like, ‘Yep, I f*cked up as a coach' or ‘I f*cked up here, here, here.' … Look in the f*cking mirror and just know what you did and be better. I'm being better now. I have nothing to hide; let's go. I'm glad that I'm here and I can just f*cking own my shit and know I'm going to be better now from all the lessons I learned. All the f*ck-shit I did, all the great shit I did, too. Don't let them ever tell you otherwise or let them tell you, ‘He got too big for his boots.' F*ck off. I know who I am and I'll never let anyone tell me otherwise.â€

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Dana White discusses UFC return plans for former champion Ilia Topuria

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Dana White discusses UFC return plans for former champion Ilia Topuria

UFC boss Dana White has discussed the plans for Ilia Topuria's future return to the cage after his UFC Freedom 250 loss.

When Ilia Topuria fell to a defeat at the hands of Justin Gaethje earlier this year, many questioned just how much it would impact him. It wasn't just that he lost – it's that he took such a beating, he was forced to quit on the stool by his team.

RELATED: Alexander Volkanovski calls for lightweight rematch with Ilia Topuria to ‘test himself' after UFC 333

Still, Ilia Topuria is good enough and powerful enough to still be in the lightweight title conversation. Some even think that he has earned the right to fight for the belt straight away, although that certainly isn't a universal point of view.

In a recent interview, Dana White had the following to say about the return of Ilia Topuria and the lightweight division as a whole.

Dana White discusses Ilia Topuria's return

“In 2027. He'll come back in early 2027,†White said on “The Jim Rome Showâ€. “We're working on that, too. That entire lightweight division, you've got Gaethje, Topuria, Arman Tsarukyan, Oliveira, Paddy Pimblett, Holloway. The whole top 10 is straight killers and the most badass division we have right now.â€

Quotes via MMA Junkie

It's clear for all to see that Topuria is still one of the biggest stars that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has at its disposal right now. The important question, though, is whether or not he can bounce back in a definitive manner. If he can't, then there are plenty of guys at 155 pounds who would be ready and willing to take his place as the next big thing.

What do you expect to see from Topuria in his return to active competition? Let us know your thoughts on this in the comments below, BJPENN Nation!

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM


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