{"id":43218,"date":"2021-02-26T02:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyctalking.com\/?p=43218"},"modified":"2021-02-26T02:51:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T07:51:51","slug":"my-wife-saw-me-get-beat-in-a-nyc-underground-mma-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyctalking.com\/my-wife-saw-me-get-beat-in-a-nyc-underground-mma-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"My wife saw me get beat in a NYC Underground MMA fight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You know, one of the first times my wife met up with me, I got my ass whooped. Ain\u2019t that something? We had only just recently met and had just started sort of dating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So I was due to compete in an Underground MMA fight and I invited her to come watch because I thought it would be kind of a cool experience for her. I didn’t expect that she’d see me get my ass kicked. I was supposed to fight someone at my level, but he didn’t show. My replacement opponent was significantly more skilled and experienced than I was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So yeah, my whole team came, my then girlfriend came, and so did a few of my other lady friends. They all saw me thoroughly get my ass whooped by my man Andrew Montanez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This was my first and only Underground MMA fight in NYC. I didn\u2019t continue competing because I didn\u2019t have the will to hurt my opponents and they very much had the will to hurt me. I realized that as I fought Andrew, I treated it more like casual light sparring at the gym. I had no fire, no bad intentions, no will to crush him. I was just moving around casually, like it’s all goodie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew on the other hand, he came to get a win and he handled his business. That’s when I knew this wasn’t something I should be doing unless I got really, really serious about beating someone’s ass. It’s just not in my nature, I’ve spent my whole life avoiding fights. I couldn’t really do it for fun. There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just not something that I have inside of me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I know I can fight if I need to protect myself or my loved ones, but I\u2019m just not built to do it for sport. Knowing this, I saw no point in continuing and just being a punching bag for my opponents while risking a serious injury in the process. MMA fights are no joke, some of these guys are beasts and they will severely injure you. Thankfully, I didn’t get hurt too bad fighting Andrew, just a few bumps and bruises. It could have been way worse for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that being said, I\u2019m glad I got to experience this and that I was able to experience the real underground fight scene before it was legalized in NYC. There aren’t too many people who can say, “Yeah, I fought in the real fight club.” Win or lose, I am one of them. I fought in the real fight club.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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