Did any of you happen to catch the UFC 108 last night?!  I sure did, along with some of the guys from the team.  If not, you should definitely check it out.  The main event was Rashad Evans vs Thiago Silva.  They were both undefeated, and both of them have also lost to Lyoto Machida by knockout.  Rashad was the winner last night by unanimous decision.  It just goes to show that if you are not in shape, and your cardio is not where it’s supposed to be, then you can and will end up losing.  Cardio plays a big factor in mixed martial arts.  This year I plan to work on my cardio a lot more, it’s on my list of goals for 2010.

My goal is to make my opponent tired.  I want to be in total control of my matches, I don’t want to be playing catch up the whole time.  Especially for World’s, the biggest Brazilian JiuJitsu tournament.  In some weight divisions you can have 8, 9, 10 matches!  You are NOT making it to the finals with no cardio/strength and conditioning.

I remember when I used to play soccer and the workouts we would have to do.  First we would have tryouts(which was the hardest part of all), and whether or not you were on the team the year before, you’d have to try out again.  The position I played required running the entire game.  I was the wing, and played on the left side.  During college I played striker, and I did very well.  We did sprints, 1:15′s, ladders, cones, and stairs, you name it we did it.

Now I have a whole new type of conditioning that I have to do for Brazilian JiuJitsu.

Check out this video of my teammate Brandon Vera and his workout!

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