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Alex Polizzi on Facing Darcy Vendy and the Mental Side of MMA
American MMA fighter Alex Polizzi joins the show ahead of his trip to Australia to face Darcy Vendy at Beatdown on October 30. Polizzi trains at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas and discusses how his wrestling background led him into MMA.
He also talks about preparing for Vendy, managing fear and pressure, working with a sports performance therapist, and learning from years in the sport. Polizzi shares stories from training, including a memorable round with Francis Ngannou, and explains why he wants opponents to remember fighting him as a hard night’s work.
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