{"id":213430,"date":"2016-12-23T23:13:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T07:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=213430"},"modified":"2016-12-23T23:13:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T07:13:21","slug":"martin-kampann-issues-warning-young-fighters-sparring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/martin-kampmann\/martin-kampann-issues-warning-young-fighters-sparring\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Kampann issues warning to young fighters about sparring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Martin &#8216;The Hitman&#8217; Kampmann spent 10 years fighting professionally, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/free-fight-carlos-condit-vs-martin-kampmann-2-watch\/\">ending his career earlier this year after a 3-year hiatus following his 4th round TKO loss to Carlos Condit<\/a>, resulting in &#8216;The Hitman&#8217; being on a 2-fight losing streak. <\/p>\n<p>With 27 professional MMA fights, in addition to numerous amateur Muay Thai &#038; Boxing matches, Kampman has spent quite a lot of time in the gym perfecting his craft. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2.png\" alt=\"condit-kampmann2\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-213431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/condit-kampmann2-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With that being said, when asked to give one piece of advice to younger fighters, Kampmann revealed to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2016\/12\/martin-kampmanns-message-to-young-fighters-limit-your-hard-sparring\" target=\"_blank\">MMAJunkie<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI think if I could give any advice to younger fighters, probably limit your hard sparring,\u201d Kampmann said during an appearance on MMAjunkie radio. \u201cI stopped because I didn\u2019t want to get any more concussions because that will mess with your head a little bit. I had a couple of fights where I wasn\u2019t giving myself enough time to heal up before I took the next fight. I think that messed me up, for sure.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, Kampmann is still experiencing the effects of a lengthy combat sports career, despite the fact that the 34 year-old hasn&#8217;t fought, or been through a training camp, in three years.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI feel healthy as long as I get my sleep,\u201d Kampmann said. \u201cI\u2019ve been down to the gym, but if I do five rounds of sparring, I\u2019ll get a headache. That\u2019s why I don\u2019t go spar. \u2026 When you start having headaches from little things, that\u2019s a good sign you\u2019ve been pushing it.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Similarly, former top ranked lightweight TJ Grant has been one of the most recent and notable cases where a fighter has experienced well-documented adverse affects from a concussion.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant.png\" alt=\"TJ Grant\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TJ-Grant-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the midst of a 5-fight win streak, following his UFC 160 TKO win over Gray Maynard, Grant suffered a concussion in training, dealing with side effects for two years before <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mmanews\/tj-grant-discusses-potential-ufc-return\/\">reporting in 2015 that he was finally symptom-free.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC veteran Martin &#8216;The Hitman&#8217; Kampmann spent 10 years fighting professionally, ending his career earlier this year after a 3-year hiatus following his 4th round TKO loss to Carlos Condit, resulting in &#8216;The Hitman&#8217; being on a 2-fight losing streak. 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