Drew Dober

Nebraska raised.
Resides in Denver.
UFC Lightweight.

[Drew Dober @DrewDober]

Raul Rosas Jr drops his man like a falling tree, and the timing is perfect. Left hand. Bop. He pulls this off at an age most guys are still figuring out the UFC. His poor opponent zigged when he should have zagged. #UFC

[Drew Dober @DrewDober]

When I was in elementary school, they killed Superman. And I was stoked. Never liked the guy. Too invincible. No blood, no grime, no real fight to it. The heroes I loved had to bleed for the win.

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Ever watch a submission and feel it in your own arm? That one got me.

Jiu-jitsu scares me, and I give people concussions for a living. He already had the hand on the back of the head. No need to torque it like that. Clean submissions come from incremental pressure, not force.

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"Defend yourself at all times." The ref says it before every fight. But there's a training habit that can get you knocked out for real. The second something illegal happens in the room, we stop. You're teaching your body to quit the moment it hurts.

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A boxing drill I use on the heavy bag, long or short, all in rhythm. It copies the speed bag rhythm on a stationary target. Long one-twos, jab-jab-cross, cross-cross-jab. Hands back to your face, elbows down. Then step in and go short for fast twitch.

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Everyone thought Ruffy landed that black eye with a clean cross. Watch it again. It came from the little knuckle hits up against the cage. Arman knocked out one of the most dynamic strikers in the division and settled the question. He is the next title contender.

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Pantoja vs Joshua Van was one of the best flyweight fights I have seen. The old guard who built the division against the up and comer solidifying himself. The best part comes after the bell. We already did the thing. Somebody won, somebody lost.

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Most guys train striking flat footed and stationary. In MMA the range is longer, and you have to move.
Heavy bag drill: circle a cone, sock, or hat. Strike only when you hit that range. When your hand lands, your foot lands with it. That floor connection is your power.

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People think you just walk into a cage and fight. There is blood work, medicals, licensing, and the athletic commission of whatever state or country you are in. Paperwork nobody warns young fighters about.

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Rafael Alves puts his hand on the ground and throws a kick most guys only dream about landing. I see people try this in combat sports all the time. He is the only one pulling it off. Built for Karate Combat. Shout out to you my friend.

[Drew Dober @DrewDober]

Nine things people get wrong about me. I baked cookies on the overnight shift for two years. I grew up on Dungeons and Dragons. I'm scared of heights and I cannot catch a ball to save my life. And Van Damme's Bloodsport made me want to fight at age five. Still living that life.

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Here is the heavy bag drill I use to fix punch to kick connection. Jab, then low kick. Arm fully extended as the rear foot lands. Release the hand, start the kick, and your hand is back at your face when the kick lands. Stay in rhythm the whole round.

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Everybody thinks the first move is finding the best coach. It's not. Your first real fight decision is picking the gym. Get this wrong and the rest gets harder.

[Drew Dober @DrewDober]

@pine_mtn Obviously breaking rules in my own house

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Watched a street fight video where one girl clearly trained and the other just swung wild. The blonde could not defend a single kick. The trained one could have walked away at any point. That is the real lesson. You learn to fight so you never have to. Avoid the street fight.

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A significant miss is not a failure. It is information.

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Everyone trains landing punches on the bag. Almost nobody trains missing them. In a real fight you will miss, so I drill it on purpose. Miss the hook, come back with the cross. Miss the cross, come back with the hook. Your body learns what to follow up with.

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Drunk guy picks a fight with an amateur boxer. Those jabs were on point. Here is the thing people forget when they talk trash: you don't know what a guy trains. Islam, Gaethje do not look tough, but they know how to fight. If you can fight, do not. Only fight when you get paid.

[Drew Dober @DrewDober]

My striking coach always tells me in the locker room: "It's not time yet." Every fighter knows the jab, the hook, the double leg. Champions know the WHEN.

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Most people just hit the heavy bag. In a fight, I want to off balance my opponent with leg kicks, and that takes core and hips.

So I start the bag swinging one way, then kick low to push it the other. Kick, extend, spin it back.

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