The Journey Of An MMA Fighter Part #2

Jake Yono

9/30/23

JY Journalism

You have fought hard to earn your UFC contract for 3 fights, your record now is 7-1 and you are ready to take on the big show in the UFC. You talk to your matchmaker and conclude to fight on the Pay-Per-View card in 4 months. This gives you enough time to train and prepare for the biggest fight of your life, your debut in the UFC.

Your first opponent is a struggling current UFC fighter on the last fight of his 3-fight contract, his record is 1-2, and for his experience, he is the favorite in this bout and you are the underdog. You train as hard as you ever had, watch your opponent's film, fuel your body, and then it's time to leave it all out there and fight. You will be the second fight on the 14-fight massive card with 2 title fights to close off the night, you wonder to yourself if you think you're ever going to get there. After this, you lock in your mind that you will become a UFC champion one day and you quote to yourself "Maybe not today, or maybe not tomorrow, but I will be champion one day". You walk up the canvas, praise your lord and Savior Jesus Christ step in the octagon hear Bruce Buffer call your name for the first time and you set to go. You touch gloves and the fight begins, you and your opponent exchange blows for the first round and you try to take him down but he gets right back up your opponent panics and starts to headhunt and waste all his energy because he panics. Round 2 begins and since you incorporated cardio into your training you know this guy is done. At the start of round 2, you land lots of significant strikes but they don't seem to affect your opponent, until you land a hard punch that sends him flying to the ground, after this, you establish ground and pound and before you know it the ref calls the fight and you have earned your first UFC victory. You get your hand raised while Bruce Buffer screams your name. This is the greatest feeling ever as you have won your first fight in the UFC.

In Fight 2 you get matched up with a similar opponent and he is a little more disciplined but does not have enough to beat you as you guys go all 15 minutes and you win in a 30-27 majority decision. In Fight 3 you get matched up with a hot up-and-coming. NCAA national championship wrestler. You hang with him for all 3 rounds but do get manhandled on the ground but you did land some good strikes on him, and because of his wrestling, he pulls off a 30-27 majority decision victory over you. Your contract is now up and it's up to the UFC to resign you or let you go. 

The matchmakers agree to resign you to one last 4 fight contract and they say if your record Is 2-2 or worse you're going to half to be cut. You fight and go 3-1 with 2 finishes and I lose to the future champion. You are climbing up the ranks but always folding when you get that one chance. You always seem to end up in the middle of the rankings and you're getting very frustrated. Then after you come to a conclusion you break the news to your hometown gym and announce that you will be training at the American Top Team in Coconut Creek Florida. You say this because you would like to be around a championship environment with all the top UFC fighters in the country. First, you do not like your training as you lose your first 2 fights with the American Top Team. You make adjustments with the best in the USA and then you get 2 consecutive finishes in your next 2 fights. You win your next 4 with 1 finish. Your matchmaker now has offered you the biggest fight of your life a chance to win a UFC championship belt. Your opponent is the current 2-time defending champ, you enter the fight as the underdog. As you get your Co-Main event of the evening fight Bruce Buffer once again yells your name for a championship-level fight intro. Going into the fight you thought you were a good boxer and kicker but then you realize that you did not stay on your former team. You lose your first championship, but as time goes to on we can figure out everything that as spawning as once again you have conquered the UFC fighting world.