{"id":185766,"date":"2016-02-11T10:14:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T18:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=185766"},"modified":"2016-02-11T10:14:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T18:14:45","slug":"bellator-mma-fighter-blames-loss-sex-fight-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/emanuel-newton\/bellator-mma-fighter-blames-loss-sex-fight-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bellator MMA fighter blames his loss on having sex before fight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You have probably heard it from various <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/sex-fight-yay-nay\/\">trainers and different fighters<\/a> regarding abstinence from sex before a fight. Renown boxing coach Freddie Roach has gone on record to say that he asks his fighters to abstain from sex <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/video-freddie-roach-i-tell-my-fighters-no-sex-for-10-days\/\">ten days before<\/a> their fight.<\/p>\n<p>Bellator MMA&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/bellator-champ-emanuel-newton-talks-steroids-ill-never-touch-stuff-e\/\">Emanuel Newton<\/a> recently found that he should have taken Roach&#8217;s advice. Newton spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/02\/bellator-149s-emanuel-newton-stupid-pre-fight-sex-contributed-to-phil-davis-loss\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a> and feels that his loss could have been avoided with one simple choice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had sex like three or four hours before the fight, which was stupid,\u201d Newton told MMAjunkie. \u201cOnce again, I was getting caught up in that (mentality that) certain things couldn\u2019t touch me when I have to understand that I am human and I do have to train hard and I can\u2019t be going out and making stupid mistakes. Then the first takedown of the fight that Phil got on me, I popped my rib. It just wasn\u2019t meant for me to win that fight because I learned so much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Having sex) definitely took away my hips. My trainer Antonio (McKee), even the day before when we were doing the open workouts I was kicking him off his feet with spinning back kicks. The first takedown Phil got on me was when I threw a spinning back kick and he powered through it and he got that body lock and that\u2019s when I popped my rib. But right when we were warming up my trainer looked at me and said, \u2018What happened to that power?\u2019 Lesson learned. It happened for a bigger reason and I did learn a lesson and get a deeper understanding of myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Newton said that with every loss is a learning experience and will not make the same mistakes twice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought I was Mr. Invincible, but I got what I needed to come to the state of fighter that I am now,\u201d Newton said. \u201cI\u2019m not going into this fight to mess around like when I fought Phil. I\u2019m a fighter and a warrior. I can\u2019t go into a mindset of, \u2018Hey, this guy is my friend and we\u2019re just showing off our talents.\u2019 I need to go in there with the mindset of, \u2018I need to take this guy\u2019s head off because he\u2019s trying to take a win from me.\u2019 I need to have a more aggressive mentality and a more aggressive attitude. Everything I do has to be full power, full speed ahead and I\u2019m here to (expletive) you up and take your head off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on abstinence before a fight? Let us know what you think by leaving a comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have probably heard it from various trainers and different fighters regarding abstinence from sex before a fight. Renown boxing coach Freddie Roach has gone on record to say that he asks his fighters to abstain from sex ten days before their fight. 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