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Karina Taylor on her career in Mixed Martial Arts

October 05, 2014 / 01:22

This episode features a conversation about mixed martial arts, career development in the sport, and personal experiences in the cage. The guest discusses their journey from being overweight to becoming a pro fighter, competing in various locations including North Dakota, California, Colorado, and New Mexico.

The guest shares how they were introduced to MMA by a friend and their initial struggles during training. They describe their first day at the gym, highlighting the challenges they faced while trying to get in shape.

Throughout the episode, the guest reflects on their experiences in different fighting formats, including Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and expresses a preference for the cage due to its unique challenges.

TLDR

A fighter shares their journey from overweight novice to pro in mixed martial arts.

Episode

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so etiquette says I let the lady go into the cage first I've never done an interview in a cage before you fight
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people in this cage right presumably yes um and why do you do that exactly I do it for fun this is what you do for
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living yes how does one build a career in mixed martial arts well it started out because I was overweight and out of
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shape and one of my friends said hey you know why don't you come over to one of the MMA gyms and maybe you can get some
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of your builtup frustrations out on a bay well my first day there uh I was about a
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little over 160 lb and I was barely breathing about to die on the floor and I was like oh my gosh I'm going to be a
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pro fighter and they thought they'd probably see me maybe one or two days and eight years later here I am still
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going out in the cage yes where have you uh competed oh I've competed in various
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places I've competed in uh North Dakota California Colorado New Mexico all the time in in
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the cage yes and I've also competed in Jitsu tournaments also those aren't in the cage but and Muay Tha fights those
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are in the ring so which do you prefer cage ring or whatever you do jiujitsu in cage you can't run away from me in the
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cage you're locked in you're not getting out I'll take your word for it

Episode Highlights

  • From Overweight to Pro Fighter
    An unexpected journey from being out of shape to becoming a professional fighter.
    “Eight years later, here I am still going out in the cage.”
    @ 00m 44s
    October 05, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • I'm going to be a pro fighter!
    Karina Taylor on her career in Mixed Martial Arts
  • You can't run away from me in the cage!
    Karina Taylor on her career in Mixed Martial Arts

Key Moments

  • First Cage Interview00:04
  • Journey to MMA00:16
  • Pro Fighter Realization00:38
  • Cage vs Ring01:14