Bahamondes has a 4-0 15yo brother

Related note:

Ignacio is training with Khabib, Islam, Belal, Usman, etc. at the moment.

I'm very high on his potential. Kid is only 26.
 
The release of the unconscious opponent shows he's already training UFC
 
Dorkman said:
Indeed. Pretty negligent to be letting someone who’s that far away from being fully developed engage in professional combat
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What if you were 14? Fighting professionals, but you didn't have a pro card? 5luLMf1.gif
 
LoveMyMMA said:
Related note:

Ignacio is training with Khabib, Islam, Belal, Usman, etc. at the moment.

I'm very high on his potential. Kid is only 26.
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Do they call him Nacho, or not yo? Asking for BW so he can research it in teh bc.
 
theincognito said:
Canelo was pro at 15. It's not terribly uncommon in combat sports.

It's not good if he's going life and death in these fights but if he's fighting randoms who aren't dangerous for the first few years, no problem.
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yeah but boxing is different, they meticulously match you up with guys they know everything about and you can beat until they think you're ready. in MMA you could fight a Jon Jones type motherfucker in your 2nd fight and not even know it. going pro in boxing, they're still molding you and babying your career. going pro in MMA and most likely you're going to be in the open ocean where there's guppies AND great whites swimming around, and you won't know which one is which until you run into them.

that's why good boxers are known to boxing afficionados even while they are in amateurs. while good MMA fighters, you only know them once they start beating the fuck out of guys in UFC. that's why everyone knew Lomachenko before he even became a pro, and nobody knew who Jon Jones was when he popped into UFC until he start annihilating everyone.
 
Pancake Sprawl said:
yeah but boxing is different, they meticulously match you up with guys they know everything about and you can beat until they think you're ready. in MMA you could fight a Jon Jones type motherfucker in your 2nd fight and not even know it. going pro in boxing, they're still molding you and babying your career. going pro in MMA and most likely you're going to be in the open ocean where there's guppies AND great whites swimming around, and you won't know which one is which until you run into them.

that's why good boxers are known to boxing afficionados even while they are in amateurs. while good MMA fighters, you only know them once they start beating the fuck out of guys in UFC. that's why everyone knew Lomachenko before he even became a pro, and nobody knew who Jon Jones was when he popped into UFC until he start annihilating everyone.
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The same path can be taken in MMA if his team is smart.

His opponents so far: Anthony Tircio (0-2), Osvaldo Cabrera (1-5), Pol Villanueva (1-1). Pretty safe to say none of them are a Jon Jones in the making. They are most likely average joes who fight for fun on the weekend. A kid who grew up in MMA isn't going to have much of a problem with them.

If I were his trainer, I'd aim for at least 10-0 before even facing anyone with a winning record. No debutants either. To your point about unknowns - Canelo went to a split decision against a 0-0 in his third fight.
 
Should he really be doing that at that age?
 
HuskySamoan said:
Pantoja made pro debut a week after turning 17, is 34 as champ currently. Was competing in Muay Thai and BJJ before MMA too.

Jose Aldo made his pro debut at 17 too.

Max Holloway was competing in amateur kickboxing and MMA at 14 and went pro at 18.

The Thing about Brazil is, they don't really have an amateur system the way the US and Russia do, so they just tend to fight pro younger. The "rory macdonald" thing is nonsense and fans just can't get passed it. That Lawler war could ruin anyone, at any age. Beyond that the kids heart was never in it and that caught up to, he was an amazing talent though.
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It wasn't just the Lawler fight. The first Condit fight was pretty brutal too. But yeah, Rory started fighting top guy after top guy by the age of 21 and happened to fight guys like Condit and Lawler who are straight warriors. His style didn't really do him any favors either.
 
Are you allowed to be a pro since 14?
Weird!

GrantB13 said:
Should he really be doing that at that age?
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Yes, because you don't think about consequences at that age.
Or you don't care about them.
 
Kevin Sorbo said:
It wasn't just the Lawler fight. The first Condit fight was pretty brutal too. But yeah, Rory started fighting top guy after top guy by the age of 21 and happened to fight guys like Condit and Lawler who are straight warriors. His style didn't really do him any favors either.
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It wasn't the actual damage that ruined him. Plenty have taken more damage than he took in those fights.

It was getting this close 🤏 and not being able to find the same motivation afterwards.

It's the same reason many champions fall off a cliff after the belt.
 
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