Quote: (06-30-2012 01:54 AM)RioNomad Wrote:
I have no interest in working on a North Dakota oil rig, but this thread is super interesting. Good job, Fisto.
Hell, maybe there is an opportunity for you to open a small MMA gym up there with so many guys around. Could charge a premium for classes since pay is high and you could rent out space from some Karate studio or some shit for pretty cheap I bet. 30 students at $200 a month would get you a nice payday with minimal work. Assuming there are enough guys who have free time to train. Go to the local bar and beat the shit out of the biggest, baddest guy there. Then on your way out leave a stack of business cards lol.
That, or if many of the higher up guys have their wives living in town to, you could do MMA fitness classes. A good looking guy with game who is also a MMA fighter? Lonely wives with their husbands money would be lining up for your classes just to feel good about themselves.
There is a guy here in Bangkok who does kettlebell training and goes to peoples homes to train them. Could charge a high price for that service.
It's really funny you say that. I was in this coffee shop yesterday online and I overhear two guys chatting. One muscular guy with his hat on backwards an a fat guy with a polo. I overhear the word "takedown". I say "excuse me are you talking about wrestling takedowns?" Both look annoyed and turn:
Fat Guy: Yes, but this man here is a professional MMA fighter.
MMA guy: *nods*
Me: Oh I've trained a little.
Fat Guy: Glances over at his buddy and smirks, they go back to talking. I put my headphones on and go back to typing.
Afterwhile the mma guy gets up, and walks over.
MMA guy: So you used to train? I've got a gym here in town. I'll give you a free tryout. You should come by sometime.
Guys, this time last summer I was being paid by Rampage Jackson 600 bucks a week, plus lodging in Denver for his fight against Jon Jones and I was winning more rounds than I lost. You have to understand how this sounds to me.
Me: Ok man. That'd be great. I'll come by tonight.
He tells me the time and leaves.
I had shoulder surgery about 8 months ago right after the Rampage camp. Today is the first day I have woken up and not felt this underlying...SADNESS.
I showed up and we went straight to it. We're both 205ers and so there could be no "well he was bigger" blah blah stuff. I tapped this guy out 4 times within a few minutes. We stop rolling and I get the whole "I've been training 6 hours a day and I'm just burned out" That was fine with me, I was tired. I've been doing crossfit, but there's no substitute for that fighter conditioning.
Anyway, turns out he's not such a bad guy, probably just used to all these morons around here saying they're trained fighters etc.
He's giving me a place to live, told me he can get me a job by far at the highest paying place I've heard of yet, and more importantly, I actually feel happy.
I was sad because I wasn't going to battle everyday. Goddamn, I'm so happy I did that.