But the reason I think it’s being said to these athletes is, “Man, we gotta go!” – is that the coach saw this happening in preparation, training, sparring and training. Again, they didn’t get to this position by luck, so they had to get there first; they had to dig deep and win a fight.
You’re calling on some of the past that you’ve seen, but what happens is they find themselves in a mode where they just can’t afford it – maybe they’ve been cracked , because that happens too – and their survival mode happens. turned on, and they just work.
Ultimately, the quick version is that they’re trying not to lose instead of winning, and the risk of winning is what’s holding them back, because the risk of winning can get you beat. But what I’ve always said in the past is, “Would you rather leave the cage disappointed in yourself, knowing you had more in the tank or you went for it, but you still got it?” lost ?
It’s a real dilemma when it comes to fighting. It’s such a hard sport.