Laird is a jiu-jitsu black belt. Also a professional MMA fighter training out of American Kickboxing Academy and Caio Terra Academy. His next fight will be for Bellator MMA in the SAP Center in San Jose CA on April 15th. Make sure to tune in.
Podcast Topics:
-Growing up into martial arts
-Grappling being the first sport
-Learning to defend yourself
-Getting a black belt in jiujitsu
-Difficult watching loved ones fight
-Getting Rhabdo from overtraining
-Finding hobbies outside the gym
-The lifestyle
-Recognizing distractions
-Making your professional debut in Bellator MMA
-Necessary to understand violence
-Knowing you're dangerous
-Training in Thailand
-Training camp being harder than the fight
-Weight cutting
-Learning from everyone
-Keeping yourself leveled
-Remaining discipline
-All in on fighting
-Branching out to other ventures
-Documenting the journey
-Don't let social media use you
-Being around people who believe in you
-Hardest part of being an athlete
-Avoid burning out
-Staying in the game for to long
-Brain trauma
-Gym wars
-Supportive system
-Doubt
-Haters just hate
-Diversified
-Keeping your circle tight
-Greatest lesson learned
Connect with Daniel:
Youtube:
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Tickets to Laird's fight:
https://bellatorsap.spinzo.com/2022-bellator-mma-apr-2022-04-15-PWJHW?group=general-fighter-offer-april-2022-xmuh&affiliate=laird-anderson-eypf
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/lairdandersonn/