6 Things You NEED To Worry About In Your First Fight

First muay thai fight today my opponent has 6 fights and hes 3kg heavier than me😂

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Who cares if the dude has more fights I didn’t give a fuck about that I always believe I’m the better fighter don’t matter how many he’s been in

First ever boxing fight for me

I have my very fisrt fight tomorrow. And i ignored all these tips except the weight tip

7 weeks baby

had my first fight and lost😅

First boxing match tomorrow, fuck it we ball

My debut (6 month experience MMA):
Against ( 1 year experience and 3 previous fights).

Any tips?

I’m having my first boxing match in like 3 hours I’m nervous but just believe in my self

I'm hoping to have my first muay thai match in 8-12 months this video is going to be great knowledge going forward you sir have earned a sub

Got my first fight today🤙🏼

Im 5'4", 37 years old, 139lbs, first golden gloves tournament. I couldnt go down to 132lbs cause itll be too much plus im older now so I'm going to go in there probably with taller opponents.

Thank you very much sir

the last point is crucial

I had my first k1 match last night , as soon as I got hit once the adrenaline kicked in and it was crazy , I froze and barely threw many shots . I went the distance however despite taking big shots. Your videos gave me the courage to get in their despite my fears and I thank you ! Next time I will be better as I know what to expect ! I trained so hard but couldn’t believe how slow I felt and unable to pull the trigger , proud of myself regardless though ! :)

My first fight was a guy who had 10 plus fights and didn't even weigh in lol good times

i remember my first fight. Got lied to by a loser coach who i believed wanted the best for me as a student. guy was 4-1 in my decision and 7-1 in the division below me. And apparently he was even fighting for the belt in the lower division. My coach at the time had me take this fight with 2 weeks notice, another funny thing i’d I had about 6 months or so of expirence training muay thai, so no juijustu or wrestling training against a well known wrestler.


Let’s just say, he made out a lot easier when he realized my stance was very thai style and not more mma based.

Listen all you need to do is spar spar spar the bag will not help you win fights

I like how you said disaster and not failure. Also, I'll say it again. If you did not train as a kid, you're going to be at a disadvantage as someone who did. And I don't mean for this to be discouraging, its just the honest truth. Also if you don't train to take a punch or a kick will full force, or if you've never been winded before...good luck in your fight. You will get shocked.

Wish you made this video a year ago lol

The bigger you are the more you can cut, as muscles hold a lot of water.

When I started keto I lost like 6-8kg of water weight in a few days. Sure maybe lost a kg or 2 of fat that week from a decent deficit, but I was peeing every 30 minutes, felt fluey and had to hammer the electrolytes while I adjusted, definitely mostly water weight.

Great vid 👍

I had my first pro am muay thai fight in aug, i had only 12 fights fighting a national amateur champ with more than 30 fights, i was quite nervous.I ended up knocking him out in the furst round agter he clipped me with a hard right, my coaches and peeps said it was because i stayed calm under the pressure. So yes people being calm is so essential i can't put more emphasis on being calm,but don't be too calm where you arent nervous anynore.

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Iam an amateur fighters 17 years old . i land good punches in my sparring and have good wrestling but connot throw punches in the fight and in the rung I froze and get scared. have a match comming up this 30th a little help will be great.

I actually know the boxer who’s the boxer in this thumbnail his name is Joe Ward he’s an Irish boxer from Moate in county Westmeath, Ireland, How did you end up picking him haha

which gym would you recommend in Toronto?

This is amazing content right here

Outstanding!

Plz sean strickland

Gabriel can you do a video on Sean Strickland

1. Similar level experienced opponents
Specially for a debut.
Opponents lie about their records.
2. Find your suitable weight class
Max 5-10lbs weight cut specially at amateurs.
3. See & witness your opponent making weight.
4. Body conditioning
New fighters & good ones can also lose due to lack of ability to take shots anywhere below the chin.
5. Cardio/stamina to a really good level is a must.
You drain out really quickly in the ring due to adrenaline & nerves.
6. Opponents are trying to hurt you
accept this truth & train harder.

The guy I just fought did the first 2 on me and I was like a dear in headlights

Hi, I'm seeking advide from the community: I have trained muay thai in the past and I liked tha fact of elbows/knees and clinch being part of the game, but now I have moved to a different town that doesn't have that many gyms so I'm torn between keep serching for a good MT gym, settle up with kickboxing (there's also not a lot of gyms that offer it) or even giving boxing a chance (but I feel like I would miss being only limited to punches)... any thoughts?

can you break down sean's stance

Great advice!

I fight this upcoming Saturday I walk around at 175 and fight at 170lbs im 6’4 and very lean I don’t think I’ll ever cut below 170

i love this. you can just tell gabe has a good heart.

Since most amateur fights are less rounds and minutes do you recommend more HIIT training or long distance cardio?

Trial by fire

Nice tips bro

The first fight is hard..... BUT win or lose - going to do a second fight takes even more courage as the first fight is kind of a going-in-blind kind of experience.... YES - even if you do all the things Gabriel talks about here to prepare, it is still a first-time thing.

Here we are over 50 years later and I still remember getting in the ring for the first time and thinking "OMG - this guy wants to kill me".

After your first fight, now you really have an idea of what it is like in there.
There is an old expression I have always really liked as it is so true

"A COWARD NEVER GETS IN THE RING TWICE"

Gabriel's dad - Keith

Your last point is something that has been at the forefront of my reasoning for never even considering getting into a fight. Aside from the fact that I simply have terrible skills, I cannot get into the proper headspace to try to inflict damage. I have to be angry before I can get there and that's a horrible frame of mind to be in.

I remember thinking super early on it would be like a extra-hard sparring and I ate just a jab and realized that "this is NOT SPARRING" 🤣 and that was a short moment but a long-lived realization.

Champion, Cardio Video for Championship fight? Do you have that video?

My first fight was against someone who had 1 fight, my second fight was against someone who a 6 fights…. Both on the same day. I felt the difference 😂

have my first fight coming up in a few month. really excited and these are great tips to think about as the date comes up.

Pls make a video about Stricklands defense and style.
He outstriked one of "the best striker" just with his hands, a stopkick and a phillyshell.
Also he striked with every strike, which Israels trainer pointed out in the after press conference