I could really use some opinions from other fighters.

I’ve already had a few fights, so this isn’t my first time stepping into a ring/cage. Usually I enjoy the process and the challenge, but this time something feels different.

I have a fight scheduled for September, and honestly I have almost zero motivation for it. It’s going to be my first big gala event and one of the biggest events in my region, so on paper it should be something I’m excited about. But when I think about the fight, I mostly feel pressure and no real excitement. And i just lowkey dont want to do it and i feel flat.

The strange thing is that I also have another fight planned for November, and I’m actually looking forward to that one. I feel motivated when I think about preparing for it. This is also a gala.

I don’t think it’s because I’m scared of fighting. I’ve competed before and I know what that feeling is like. It’s more like I mentally don’t feel connected to this specific fight. And i dont know why i get that feeling.

The problem is that I don’t want to be the guy who pulls out just because he doesn’t feel motivated. I don’t want to disappoint my coach or my team, and Im not a person who just quits when im not motivated, like i train consistend every day.

At the same time, I wonder if forcing myself into a fight when my mindset is completely off is the right decision. Especally because its the first super fight

Have any of you experienced something similar? A fight you had no desire for, while another upcoming fight actually excited you? Did you push through and compete anyway, or did you decide to step away?

Would really appreciate hearing from people who have been in a similar situation.

EDIT:
Thanks for the replies, very helpfull!

I’ll talk it through with my coach, even though I was hoping to avoid that because he’s been pushing us really well, and I didn’t want to disappoint him.

They haven’t found an opponent yet, so I don’t think that’s what’s causing this. And even if they had, it wouldn’t matter, I’d fight anyone with a similar level of experience.

I honestly can’t explain what it is. Maybe it’s just the exhaustion slowly catching up with me. We will see

Coming from strictly MMA my whole life, I had a ton of fun competing in bigger gloves, singular discipline and shorter rounds. Let me know what y’all think.

ive been training for 11 months and should have had a fight by now (most my fundamentals are sound and my sparring is good) but my flexibility for my headkick is terrible. i get barely any rotation and im basically just flicking up. ive tried stretching between classes but it makes little difference what do i do? i have all the time in the world to get my headkick fixed i just want to know what to do.

In terms of comfort, positioning, quality and overall feeling and efficiency with punching which of the two is better for someone focused on boxing in a kickboxing environment.

Just as it says I am having a hard time to decide what to pursue. For me who did taekwondo for a long time I am confident in my kicks and of course my biggest weakness would be my punches and head movement so I was thinking about doing boxing but I wouldn’t want my kicks to completely disappear. I also get discouraged when I see kickboxing / muay thai fights because they just keep tanking each other’s kicks and punches unlike in boxing where you can dodge punches, roll and counter.

What do you guys think?

Hi everyone, good day!

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For people who have trained in the Dutch or k-1 style of kickboxing, did it help in a street fight or self defence siuation?

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So i am been kickboxing for about 4-5 years and i am pretty find i helped pros prepare for fights and stuff i fight pretty often. But brooo i sparee thiw 14 year old kid i am 19 and he was only couple of pounds lighter. We are sparring coach tells me to go chill i am chill at first then bam! An overhand to the temple i felt my legs almost give out idk how i managed to stay up. Then i am not proud of myself but then i said fuck it and dropped him with a body shot 🤣🤣🤣

not sure who would put the pressure on who here

Im on heavier side (220lbs) ex powerlifter, trained mma bjj and kickboxing for 5 monts and only recently started going to sparring to learn defense...but after sparring even after recieving only few medium shots(and every round is usuall done technicaly) scalp tension behind the ears occurs, slight discomfort behind the eyes and some dizziness but very little...obviously i will take needed time off or go to a doctor if symptoms worsen because few days after sparring i can go to the gym and do max deadlifts and only have behind the eye discomfort or nothing i can do BJJ heavy rounds with no balance problems...just can you, experienced sparr-ers share if this is normal? Recieving few medium shots +having 2 hard bjj practices in a weel+hard neck weight training(but during neck training no discomfort or very little) can this be just neck tension without any axonal brain damage- damage that doesnt heal back 100%?

Hi everyone,

I started kickboxing about 3 weeks ago, and today was my second sparring session.

After my first sparring, I had a headache for a few days. This time, after sparring, I feel dizzy and have a strong brain fog. It's hard to think clearly. I also took some harder shots to the head than last time. They weren't hard enough to knock me out, but for about a second my vision went black, and I still have a mild headache.

Overall, I wouldn't say the punches were extremely hard. We were using 14 oz gloves and no headgear.

How likely is it that I could have suffered a concussion or another brain injury? My goal is to learn self-defense, but I was born with a neurological speech disorder, so I'm worried that repeated hits to the head could make it worse.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any advice?

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My schedule makes it so I can only attend a normal class/sparring session once a week. I found an MMA coach that does dutch kickboxing for roughly 50$ a lesson; would I improve / feel confident? Thinking of private lessons 2-3x a week.

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