Age starting out in Mma?

7thRiver

Hi guys,

Is it common for lads in their late twenties without previous experience to fight in amateur mma after a year or two training? or are you considered a lost cause at that stage?

Thanks

cowzerp

7thRiver wrote: »

Hi guys,

Is it common for lads in their late twenties without previous experience to fight in amateur mma after a year or two training? or are you considered a lost cause at that stage?

Thanks

In Mma it is common and if you train right you can fight of you want to and your coach believes your ready.

1 of the great things about Mma is it is quite inclusive.

7thRiver

cowzerp wrote: »

In Mma it is common and if you train right you can fight of you want to and your coach believes your ready.

1 of the great things about Mma is it is quite inclusive.

Cowzerp,

That's a relief, I've been apprehensive as I thought that amongst a load of young lads in great condition I'd be well out of my depth. Hoping to compete in some fashion in the future as it's been many years since I competed in any type of sport and really missing it, got a lot of hard work ahead though

Cheers for the advice.

mark.leonard

7thRiver wrote: »

Cowzerp,

That's a relief, I've been apprehensive as I thought that amongst a load of young lads in great condition I'd be well out of my depth. Hoping to compete in some fashion in the future as it's been many years since I competed in any type of sport and really missing it, got a lot of hard work ahead though

Cheers for the advice.

River - come and have a look at one of the MMA League rounds, the League is a great way to get involved in MMA competition, even if you have no desires of making it to the UFC and just want to give it a go; although it has been used as a stepping stone to big things by a lot of the current Irish MMA champs too.

reganreggie

7thRiver wrote: »

Hi guys,

Is it common for lads in their late twenties without previous experience to fight in amateur mma after a year or two training? or are you considered a lost cause at that stage?

Thanks

I took up mma at 33 and have had 3 c class bouts so far. Im 35 now and have another fight booked

scottie pippen

what are the rules for the MMA league? the link seems to be down on your site

Cheers

mark.leonard wrote: »

River - come and have a look at one of the MMA League rounds, the League is a great way to get involved in MMA competition, even if you have no desires of making it to the UFC and just want to give it a go; although it has been used as a stepping stone to big things by a lot of the current Irish MMA champs too.

cowzerp

scottie pippen wrote: »

what are the rules for the MMA league? the link seems to be down on your site

Cheers

shin pads, and no head hits standing or grounded, punch kick knee to the legs and body allowed. most submissions allowed too.

scottie pippen

cool, & how many rounds?

thanks

cowzerp

scottie pippen wrote: »

cool, & how many rounds?

thanks

1 5 min round and if ya don't submit them you get a draw, 2 fights on the day too.

scottie pippen

that sounds really interesting.

would a fighter who has had a few fights in another combat sport (kickboxing or karate) still be considered a novice?

cowzerp

scottie pippen wrote: »

that sounds really interesting.

would a fighter who has had a few fights in another combat sport (kickboxing or karate) still be considered a novice?

Depends how much, mark is the best man for explaining that tbh..

jayteecork

There's a few UFC fighters that started late - Brendan Schaub, Matt Mitrione, Kimbo Slice (lol, I know he was a street fighter but only trained in MMA when he was about 35),

7thRiver

Cheers for the info guys, definitely feel more confident about getting stuck into training

mark.leonard

scottie pippen wrote: »

what are the rules for the MMA league? the link seems to be down on your site

Cheers

Having a nightmare with my hosting company this week (always fight week when this happens too)

Rules are pretty straightforward - all the usual MMA rules plus; no head shots, punch, kick or knee allowed on the feet, punch and knee allowed on the ground. No striking at different levels except inside guard.
No heel hooks or twisting leg locks, no cranks, no slams outside of a take down.
There are other nuances, but those are the broad strokes.

mark.leonard

MMA League Rules

On being experienced in something else -
Excerpt from -
About the MMA League

MMA League About Page wrote:

If a competitor has been training in MMA for 2 years or more he/she is NOT eligible for entering as a rookie, even if he satisfies the normal Rookie criteria.
If a competitor has been training in a single MMA discipline for 3 years or more he\she is similarily excluded from entering as a Rookie. Disciplines that would count towards this rule are Boxing, Thai Boxing, Full Contact Kick Boxing, Wrestling (Freestyle, Greco etc), Judo or Jiu Jitsu.

the about page was broken, but its back up now, cheers for the heads up!