mma / News

Liam McGeary Has Improved His Training For Bellator 173 Bout

February 24, 2017 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas

Liam McGeary spoke with MMAjunkie ahead of his fight with Brett McDermott tonight at Bellator 173. Some highlights are below:

On the training leading up to his loss to Phil Davis: “When I came back, I was training, but I crammed everything in. I was like, god, I’m coming up against Phil Davis – he’s a wrestler – so I was trying to do everything all on the same day. I’d do jiu-jitsu, and then I would go to striking, and then I’d do wrestling, and then I’d fit in strength and conditioning afterward.”

On that fight: “By the time I got to the fight, I was worn out. I completely spent everything I had in the fight camp, and when I got into the fight, and I was flat. I had combinations in my head, and all that would come out was a jab. It’s like, ‘Hh dear, here we go. It’s going to be a long night.’”

On learning not to overcompensate in training: “You forget what you used to do, and you just kind of cram it in. I was still trying to learn the game and trying to understand – although I’ve been doing it for a couple of years now, my fights, I got them in quick succession.”

On training for his fight with Brett McDermott: “Everything fell back into place. I kind of remembered who I was, back in the day one year ago. I got back to enjoying it again instead of it being a mission. I couldn’t wait for the fight just so I could have a rest. It shouldn’t be that way. You should enjoy training and doing what you’re doing. You get punched in the face for a living, so you should enjoy some part of it…This is big steps we’re making. We try to succeed in life. We try to do better than we did last time. We hiccup along the way. You’ve just got to pick yourself back up and carry on. You see what you did wrong, you try and change that, and you just keep going forward.”