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Subject: Re: Should a 2-3 MMA fighter Turn Pro??

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James Speight

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Date Posted: 11:11:56 10/26/10 Tue
In reply to: James Speight 's message, "Should a 2-3 MMA fighter Turn Pro??" on 03:24:56 10/21/10 Thu

I guess some coaches and managers just want to get their fighters to the pros so they can make some money. but if your fighter isnt prepared for the pros that money will not last very long.

James Speight

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[> Subject: Re: Should a 2-3 MMA fighter Turn Pro??

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Neal Weaver
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Date Posted: 14:53:07 11/01/10 Mon

I think, it really depends on a fighter. If a guy had a bad start, went 0-3, lost to some dumb stuff, was at a bad gym preparing, took on some of the studs....and then went 2-0 after spending 2-3 years in a gym with good training/training partners and beat a couple guys who were decent, I think yes.

However, my answer has alot more to do with the way amatuer MMA is run, than whether a guy needs to hurry to be a pro. To be honest, I wont ever have one of my fighters have many more than 5 amatuer fights before he turns pro. But, he will have alot of high quality gym time, which is a hell of alot more important than number of fights.

I would agree, alot of the folks turning pro, with very shaky skills has made me consider trying to fight again, hell I even, on paper, look like a good fight for one of these guys who just turned pro (one pro fight recorded, loss to Dennis Reed in '99) so I could probably get a few to line up to fight me.

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