What advice does Raquel Pennington give to people who want to start fighting?
Answered independently in 2 episodes. Every line below is verbatim from the transcript, timestamped to the moment it was said.
What the archive says
01Women's MMA has shifted from Raquel fighting the same opponents repeatedly as an amateur due to lack of competition to fans saying they would rather watch the women fight. source →
02Raquel Pennington's advice to anyone entering MMA: you won't have an answer until you try, don't set outrageous expectations, stay humble, and embrace the journey. source →
03Raquel Pennington treats recovery as part of the job — physical therapy up to twice a week, dry needling, weekly massage, chiropractor three days a week, sauna and hot baths — plus sports psychology for the mental side. source →
04Raquel frames fighting as 10% physical and 90% mental, which is why she alternates physical rest days with mental training and sports psychology. source →
What was actually said
Raquel underscore pennington. And then I'm on Twitter. I'm usually most active on the weekends with that for fights and go back and forth.