It has been a while since I last updated my blog, for which I apologise, a lot has happened since my last post. First off Team England went out to Rostov in Russia to take on Team Russian Legion in the M1 Challenge semi finals. Unfortunately for us, the Team lost 4-1 against a highly skilled team who came out with a clear game plan to use against us. I took on the UFC veteran Ansar Chalangov. He came out to take me down, which is what I expected, we got tangled in the ropes a little, so the ref pulled us off. At this point he got the takedown, I went for a triangle setup and he dived for a heel hook and cranked!! Game over for me!!
Now a loss to every fighter sucks arse and it is one of the hardest things for us to get over. Your first feelings are of quitting and being embarrassed about letting everyone down that has helped and trained you. This is the hardest part to overcome! and to be honest there have been times in my career where these thoughts have been allowed to run...