Having admittedly not dedicated himself to his MMA profession as a lot as he may have, in 2022, bantamweight Patchy Mix started to take issues severely and hasn’t appeared again.
Along with placing extra effort into his MMA profession, Combine additionally made adjustments personally, which made him extra obtainable to place as a lot of himself into preventing as potential.
“2022 was the yr I began taking MMA severely,” Combine instructed MMAWeekly.com. “I give up partying, I give up consuming, I give up going out with my mates. I give up simply making an attempt to have a look at it as a facet factor. I received so good at one time in my life that I began taking issues with no consideration and never staying within the fitness center as a lot as I wished to and never dwelling like a scholar like I did.
“Coming into 2022 with the chance of the match, I actually needed to focus myself and begin recent. The primary factor I began doing in 2022 is coaching fulltime and treating this like a full-time job and taking my restoration severely. I turned a very totally different fighter. It’s been an excellent change.”
With the extra work he’s put into his preventing profession, Combine seems like he would be the greatest he’s ever been in his 2023 marketing campaign.
“I’ve educated for the entire final yr straight and I’ve been taking all the things critical and I’m higher than I’ve ever been,” stated Combine. “I believe it’s proven in my performances. I’m solely getting higher. On the April 22 I count on to be a extra full model of myself than in December (at my final struggle).”
In Honolulu, Hawaii, this Saturday Combine (17-1) will face Raufeon Stots (19-1) within the largest struggle of his profession when the 2 conflict within the 135-pound grand prix finals in the principle occasion of Bellator 295.
“You don’t know what to anticipate or put an excessive amount of emotional worth a technique or one other,” Combine stated. “I’m simply going to go on the market and struggle my sort of struggle and have enjoyable whereas I do it.
“I do know I’ve received a granite chin – I’ve by no means been wobbled, I’ve by no means been dropped – and I’m trying ahead to the warfare I can have with him. We’re going to see who has extra canine in him, who has extra struggle in him, and I’m trying to dominate him. I believe I’m going to win in all methods and I’m trying to placed on the efficiency of my life.”
For Combine taking the match title and successful the cash is an enormous factor, however extra importantly as quickly because it’s throughout he’s going to proceed to place as a lot effort as he can into his profession and hold transferring ahead as the most effective model of himself.
“In the future at a time, get my million {dollars} on Saturday and simply begin reinvesting,” stated Combine. “Simply reinvest in myself and it’s solely going to get higher.
“This can be a marathon. I’m simply beginning to get underway within the race proper now. I’m getting a bit of momentum, I’m at 10 miles proper now, and I’m simply getting began and have extra coming. Simply continue to grow and getting higher.”
