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“It was the right decision for me,” he said. “I like having the attention because there are only four UFC fighters at Marathon MMA. We get the full attention of our coaches, and I feel like I can build a closer bond with my coaches that way. I feel like with the big gyms, they’re running a business where they have to put their energy into what makes them the most money, and I’m not making the most money right now. So it just makes sense. I completely understand. That’s why I wanted to go to a smaller gym and get a little more attention while still maintaining the high level of competition with my training partners. So I get a great job and learn new things all the time. It’s also nice to be able to slow things down and do a lot more technical work.
That’s not to say that leaving the famous Kill Cliff FC team for Marathon, a camp that has garnered rave reviews and hosted several Glory MMA fighters, was an easy decision.
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“I was afraid to move,” Armfield admits. “I was there (at Kill Cliff FC) for four years and around year three I knew I wanted to move and reset, but I was like, ‘I have the best fighters as training partners at world.’ Why would I go to a small gym that no one knows about and doesn’t have a big name yet? And the most important thing is, yes, you have these great guys as training partners, but do I have coaches sitting with me and developing a game plan or actually watching the tapes of your opponent? And the answer was no. »
It was Missouri, and so far so good for the 27-year-old bantamweight, which brings him to Saturday night and another international trip, albeit a bit shorter, as he takes on Brad Katona, two-time Ultimate Fighter winner, in Katona’s hometown. country of Canada. With this fight, and the previous one, when he faced an Asian fighter in Asia, it appears Armfield is OK with being the man in the black hat on fight night.
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