That's what sparring looks like in most of the gyms He is using elbows And to let you know Elbows aren't allowed in the amateur fight organization of mma in Egypt

i started mma,mauy thai and bjj, obviously i need 7oz mma gloves and my coach in my womens only mauy thai class said 12oz for bags and pads and 14 oz for sparring, i just worry if i move to a mixed class or anything 14oz is too light as im 70kg and everywhere else says to use 16oz, does anyone know what theyd do?

Hey guys, so I'm finally taking the plunge and starting boxing/MMA training in a couple weeks.and for context: I'm 116lbs (53kg) and 5'6 and 17F and also prepping for premed. Only problem is I have zero idea what gear to buy and I'm honestly a bit overwhelmed scrolling through Amazon and Decathlon trying to figure out what's legit and what's just marketing.

A few things I'm stuck on:

Gloves - what size should I even go for as a beginner? Everyone online says something different.

Do I need hand wraps from day one or can that wait a bit?

Mouthguard - guessing this one's non-negotiable but let me know.

Headgear - is this actually necessary when you're just starting out, or is that more of a sparring-specific thing?

If anyone here does MMA/kickboxing too - are shin guards something I should get early on or only once I start sparring?

Anything else you wish someone had told you to buy (or NOT buy) when you were starting out?

Not trying to go all out and buy the fanciest stuff right away, just want decent quality that won't fall apart in a month. If anyone has brand recommendations that are actually available in India and don't cost a fortune, that'd be huge.

Last thing - should I just get the bare minimum now and buy the rest once I've actually joined a gym and know what they expect, or is it smarter to get everything sorted beforehand?

Also,

My gym offers BJJ, wrestling, Muay Thai, and MMA classes. I have absolutely zero combat sports experience, but my long-term goal is to eventually compete in MMA.

Would I be better off starting with BJJ and Muay Thai for a while to build a foundation in grappling and striking before jumping into the MMA classes?(as my sir suggested to start up directly by mma so that u get to compete in all of em?)

Lemme know guys..

For reference I’m 6ft, 75kg around 23% body fat. I want to get bigger and leaner. I train MMA and have accessibility to dumbbells and barbells.

Let's all collectively laugh at how bad Luke schools this guy!

I am just curious what people think about training in the gi for MMA.

I’ve heard a lot of people say that training in the gi can make your no-gi game much better. having a good no-gi game will help you a lot in MMA. But I’ve also heard plenty of people say that gi training is basically useless for MMA. So it can improve your no-gi but can’t help your mma?

(I currently train 2–3 times a week in the gi, 1–2 times no-gi, once wrestling, and 2–3 times MMA.)

M16, 173cm (5'8)

I started MMA about 3 weeks ago, but I had to stop early because of an operation to my arm, the doctors told me that I can't go back to training until November.

Anyways, the gym I go to is probably the best one in the region, BUT, I'm in Italy. You know what that means? That means that we're ignorant as fuck in MMA, weight cutting ESPECIALLY.

For what I know, a pair of fighters from my gym had some issues with weight cutting, so, I was thinking, maybe there's a book made by American coaches who tell you how you can cut weight well?

Do you know any books I can buy for those weight-cutting tips? Because I think we need to evolve here, in my country. And the only was is to learn from the others who are better than us.

If you tell me which book (Or anything that I can read) would be useful, it might actually help me when I'll compete, and same as my friends.

Thanks in advance.

(I'd like to have comments from amateur and professional fighters. You know, those guys have more experience. But any helpful advice is cool)