{"id":444321,"date":"2022-04-25T11:13:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=444321"},"modified":"2022-04-25T11:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T18:13:21","slug":"former-ufc-fighter-brian-stann-offers-4-pieces-of-advice-for-aspiring-mma-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/former-ufc-fighter-brian-stann-offers-4-pieces-of-advice-for-aspiring-mma-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UFC fighter Brian Stann offers 4 pieces of advice for aspiring MMA fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC fighter Brian Stann is offering up some advice for up and coming MMA fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Stann, 41, (12-6 MMA) who retired back in 2017, still has some words of wisdom for fighters in the UFC.<\/p>\n<p>In speaking on &#8220;The MMA Hour&#8221;, Brian Stann had this to say (h\/t <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere\u2019s four things I would tell them. Number one is save your money. Look, it\u2019s not gonna last forever. One catastrophic injury and you could spend a whole year without making any money. Save your money.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>And continuing&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNumber two, you have to very carefully manage your brand. You cannot afford to be out with some friends, have a couple of drinks, and start firing off social media posts. We live in a world where information goes quickly and your brand could be considerably damaged because something you say is misconstrued or taken out of context, and you could get really crushed by the media and fans. You just can\u2019t afford that in this sport.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on #3, Brian Stann said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe third thing I would tell them is do not leave your chin in the gym. Back in my day, we sparred so hard and trained so hard, we left years of our career in the gym and we weren\u2019t getting paid. We over-spar in this sport, we beat up our bodies too much in this sport. We need to look at it through a longevity lens. How do you arrive to your fight in the best condition, with the freshest ability to take damage. Because as good of a fighter as you want to be, if you start getting knocked out \u2014 look at <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/luke-rockhold\/luke-rockhold-accuses-paulo-costa-of-making-excuses-to-avoid-fight-hes-looking-for-a-way-out\/\">Luke Rockhold<\/a>.\u00a0He\u2019s as skilled as any fighter out there, but all of a sudden, someone who is worse than him can clip him and win a fight. So he\u2019s probably taken some time off to rejuvenate, recoup. You\u2019ve got to be careful how you train.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And finishing with #4 he said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe fourth thing is have a hobby. Know there\u2019s a lot of downtime in fighting, and I think fighters need to understand they\u2019re only gonna spend a very short window of their life doing this. What are you gonna do next? And don\u2019t be afraid to invest in that. Whether it\u2019s going and finishing your degree, getting a graduate degree, going and learning an additional skill, investing in a business or doing something else, you will have to do something else for a living when this is over. Do not be afraid to invest some time in that. It could be healthy for you. It could take some pressure off you during your fight career, just mentally. You\u2019ve got to be prepared and start putting in some time for what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you agree with the advice of the &#8220;All American&#8221; Brian Stann?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC fighter Brian Stann is offering up some advice for up and coming MMA fighters. 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