Matt Mitrione Training for Kimbo at Purdue University
March 9, 2010 by mitrionematt
Filed under Kimbo, Videos
Here are a sample of additional training videos of me on my college campus getting ready for my Kimbo fight. They are short videos, but hopefully lets you know how serious I am to get ready. Thanks for my friends over at Purdue University for letting me access their facilities. Boiler Up! More to come!
en route to vegas to work w coach Neil. So tired. Flight left indy @ 550am :O
No shot against Kimbo; not even excited to watch fight.
Carlos – You’re a hater and I look forward to hurting your feelings. Have a great day!
I’m hella excited I think its gonna be a great fight and you deffinatly have one punch knock out power so how is that no shot?
Hey Matty,
I was with you on the Rhein Fire, then you got traded to the Galaxy.. Congrats on the Ultimate Fighter! Hope you send the MMA a message when you beat down Kimbo!!
Adam – Some people just don’t get it and your boy Carlos is one of em. I have a chance against anybody and Im a dangerous fight for Kimbo. I can promise that it’ll be the fight that Houston and Kimbo should have been.
Good luck with kimbo matt…i think you got this one in the bag…train some leg kicks dude cus those sissy kicks that houston alexander was hitting him with were hurting him and if a big guy like you were to kick em i bet you could take him out in around 4 or 5 leg kicks lol or if you wanna take him out with your hands thats cool too and im confident you can bro
I think that you have just as good a chance at putting his lights out as anyone. I was a fan of you on the show, but I think that you were never really put in a situation to really show your abilities off. Too many clowns in the house and not enough fighters! Good Luck against Slice! If you don’t stand with him, then just get him to the ground for the clinch and work him to tap out! He has no ground game!
Man i can’t wait to see your fight. i think Kimbo is just a prick lol
Good work hope you knock Kimbo out man
Hey Matt could you upload some of your sparring sessions, i would very much enjoy watching those, I’m positive that you’ re going to dispose of kimbo, i like the guy but he’s in trouble on this one
We don’t think that putting sparring videos is a good idea right now. We are keeping something that we have been working on close to the vest but I truly appreciate the interest.
Yea i figured. didn’t think about operation security as they say in the military, well i am i big fan of yours and i would love to see you become a great fighter, pretty sure you can hang with the best of the division you have raw power and athleticism that can be translated very well to mma. surprise Kimbo with violence of action, its what you do best.
I think you’re gonna dominate Kimbo, Matt.
You’re just a beast and thats what beasts do. if you dictate the pace and keep the pressure on him, you got it. just be all over him, dont give him a chance to load up a big punch.
I am looking forward to this.
Thanks for the thoughts! I feel very good about this fight and I think the fans will be happy too. It’ll definitely be what the alexander fight should have been
Goodluck Meathead!!! Liked you on TUF and hope you knock him out! Im from England and don’t worry everyone thinks Mcsweeney is a crap fighter and a total tool. Most people from London tend to be a-holes! goodluck and can’t wait for the fight! Even if he does have a strong chin… break his nose
The voices in my head are telling me that u can win if u keep up that cardio & work the leg. But everytime Kimbo connects well most guys face look like raw meat. Be smart keep ur hands up.
Hey Matt, you are going to crush Kimbo. Dude, all respect but you need a lot of cardio work. And I mean a lot. I hope that you are doing more than three second drills. Stay off of the heavy weights. No bench work all standing. Lots of bag work, like five to seven minutes sustained moderate punching. Sets of five. 45 minutes to an hour on the bike and running. Cardio seems to be your only weakness. Remember Bimbo’s got soft knees so work the leg kicks. His jaw is pretty soft too. Don’t dance around like Houston did. Get in there and bash him up. So get on the George Foreman diet(cheeseburgers) and get that cardio going. You’re a natural brawler. Get out there and do your thing. Take him down and Bash him up!
I’ve only given small snippets of what I am doing for this camp but I assure you that my cardio is much improved. I like where I am at and how I feel. Training with Pat Barry and Coach Duke has been fantastic. They’ve made small but instrumental changes in my stand up and I see the benefits everytime that Pat and I fight. We actually had an understanding, Pat Barry and I DO NOT SPAR, we practice fighting. Everyday we get in there and work to our fullest efforts. We beast each other and its not based around an ego driven tit for tat style. It’s based around we are both top caliber fighters and we are able to get in there and really truly push each other to be better. That’s a great training environment.
Hahaha, Oh shit, thats hysterical. Well said! I respect his power but I am in no way intimidated by it. I’ll keep em up but I’ll most definitely be comfortable in there.
Well said my guy! I like where your head is at!
I actually think that Kimbo might have some problems in this fight. Matt has excellent speed with his hands and should dominate with the take downs if he chooses. I’m pretty sure I know what Matt will bring to the table looking at his previous fights. The question is what will Kimbo bring? I hope for Kimbo’s sake hes added a 2nd dimension to his fighting game or else its gonna be a quick fight. Matt by TKO 2nd rd.