In mixed martial arts (MMA) defeats are usually very difficult. If we compare it, for example, to a football match; The player does not lose alone, he does so with ten other teammates, and in addition, he has the possibility of redeeming himself within a week … the next. In MMA, you have to go through mental hell trying to recover for the next fight, which usually comes several months later. Only the best prepared can overcome a setback. Yaman Mujahid, also known as “Diamond,” claims to be one of them.
The Basque fighter, one of the great pearls of the national panorama of this discipline, was defeated in a fight for the WOW bantamweight title against Hesher Sosa, a prelude to the Canary’s entry into the UFC. Since then, Yamane has only focused on bringing out the best version of himself and that will include making his debut at flyweight (57kg), dropping out of bantamweight (61kg). He will return to the cage on November 28 against Dominican Delphi Homer at WOW 24 in Vitoria.
“After my last defeat, I gathered my whole team, we sat down and saw what things needed to be refined and changed. I want to redesign the training methodology and the category change arose as well. We have followed this work ethic ever since. The feelings are new, I feel very happy with myself, we have to face mistakes and get something good out of them, I absorbed what was useful to me and got rid of what was not. “We implemented new things and improved what we were already doing well,” he said in a conversation with ABC.
He confirms that he will return with everything, and he will do so in front of his fans. “Fighting at home is always an extra incentive, and I love it, so my people can enjoy my life. Fighting in Vitoria, which is 20 minutes from Mondragon and is my hometown, is always fun. But when I’m inside the cage, I don’t see anything else. Focus don’t stray. “I am very happy and excited, as I am building a new version of myself, brick by brick, and I am looking forward to the day when I will battle it out at WOW 24 against Delphi Homer,” says Yaman.
As for the opponent, it is Delfi Homer, a fighter who arrived undefeated and who promises to do great things in the flyweight division, where Fabia Sintis is settled as champion, and who will also participate in WOW 24 in search of his first title defense. “I always say that no fight is easy, no matter who the opponent is, there is a saying I like to say and that is never underestimate the stick because it can bring tears to your eyes. He’s a great fighter, he comes from a great team, he’s got great upside, but I’m preparing hard, I’m focused, and we’ve done a long, good preparation to get in the cage and… Show the world who El Diamante is», declares Yaman.
Of course, losing four extra kilograms is always a difficult process. If cutting weight is already too complicated, rushing to a lower section makes it even more hellish if possible. “Losing weight is very difficult, but I have a plan, everything has meaning, everything I do has a purpose. The Basque fighter says: “I have a great and very complementary team, and from the moment I made the decision to go down to flyweight, I knew it would take me 100 percent. I committed to myself.”
Looking to the horizon, a big win for Yaman would put him in the orbit of the 57k belt which, although in the hands of Fabia Sintis, is not a natural weight class for the Minorcan. It is not unlikely that Sintes, considering that the bantamweight belt was vacated by Hecher Sosa, would want to move up to a higher division to try and beat his natural weight. “We’ll see that when the battle is over, he’s in my hands. I see myself as very focused and precise in fighting, with patience and doing what I have to do, taking a step forward when I have to do it, I see myself as calm and composed, but dangerous at the same time,” concludes Yaman. “Buysa Arena awaits next November 28.
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