April2012

I couldn't sleep last night.  My mind was all over the place, but I got stuck thinking about the repetitive "life stories" of guys on the numerous seasons of The Ultimate Fighter that I've seen.  It's...

There are complications to being a woman - or more specifically, having a female body - in a male dominated sport.  As a fighter you are using your body to perform an art and you must...

My fight on Friday night ended quickly, within the first round.  As such, my fight wasn't even 2 minutes long and the opportunity to fight again this coming Friday presented itself and I took it.  So...

My first fight back in Thailand and I was anticipating some ring rust.  Having no idea what to expect from my opponent and having been in Thailand for two weeks, I didn’t know what to expect...

It’s the day before my first fight in Chiangmai and I’m lying here on my bed chewing on every thought that wanders in and out of my head.  It’s customary to take the day before, of...

  I met Andy early at the camp this morning, at 5:00.  It was still dark out, the fluorescent rods affixed to a few of the posts holding up the roof casting a bizarre and insect-like...

We arrived in Chiangmai on Thursday afternoon.  Coming from the airport, the little neighborhood in which the gym is located became recognizable very quickly.  We checked into the same hotel we stayed at last time and...