Anyone Help me Out With My MMA Research?
Hi folks, I'm a writer working on a novel set in the MMA world. I've had little success gaining access to it on the ground level when asking people to meet me for help with regards to my research.
I'm reaching out because I wondered if anyone would be interested in answering a couple of questions for me about their own MMA journeys, particularly those who have fought at a semi-pro or professional level. If anyone fancies helping out, to exchange a couple of emails or whatever, that would be awesome.
But also, if you guys could just answer these basic questions on the thread, that would be very useful. Basically wondering these things at the moment:
1: How did you get into the sport, first as a fan, and then as an athlete?
2: What were your early steps like? What sort of training did you receive and how did you progress through it?
3: What sort of diet do you eat to maintain the necessary level of fitness? Do you ever get sick of it?
4: When you first started competing professionally, how small was the purse and when did it become better?
5: How did you feel before your first fight? Nervous? Scared, even?
6: Have you ever had to fight one of your friends?
7: How did fighting affect your personal life?
If anyone can help me with this stuff, it would be greatly appreciated. Cheers for reading!