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Season 2 · EP 17 · Sport inside out
How an MMA fighter thinks: preparation and glory
With Henry Escalona, professional MMA fighter. The preparation, the fear and the glory of stepping into the cage: how you train, how you cut weight and what goes through your head in the last ten seconds.
A fight lasts minutes; the preparation lasts months. We talk real training, weight cuts, injuries, the money that actually comes in, and fear, which never goes away, you only manage it.
What this episode covers
- What a camp week looks like before a fight
- The weight cut: what it involves and what it costs
- What a non-star fighter actually earns
- What goes through your mind in the last ten seconds
About the guest
Henry Escalona is professional MMA fighter. This conversation was recorded for season 2 of Otra Conversación and runs 1h 06m with no cuts and no closed script.
