| You see some great fighters come to the ring | | | | Already knowing in your head what will happen |
| with a calmness that gives them a sort of | | | | during a match will lower your anxiety levels, and |
| elusiveness to their character. A great way to tap | | | | lower the adrenalin levels preventing you from |
| into that inner calmness and take it into the cage | | | | fatiguing early. |
| with you is to meditate. Here are some great | | | | Intimidation. |
| reasons you should be adding meditation to your | | | | If you walk down the isle and step into the cage |
| pre-fight training camp. | | | | with nothing but pure calmness, your opponent |
| Decreased Heart Rate. | | | | has every reason to worry. You look as though |
| If you were to enter a deep meditation and have | | | | this is just another day at work, showing no |
| your heart rate monitored, you will likely notice | | | | feeling of worry, having your opponent feeling as |
| that its rate has gone down. The decreased heart | | | | though they maybe haven't trained enough for |
| rate implies that you aren't using as much oxygen. | | | | this fight. |
| Often fighters step into the cage and have the | | | | The best example is still "The Last Emperor" |
| jitters. Their adrenalin levels rise, leading to an | | | | Fedor Emelianenko. Watch him come to the cage |
| increased heart rate and thus increasing oxygen | | | | or ring with utmost calm and humbleness. He |
| consumption. This can often play a big role in | | | | shows almost no expression when he's throwing |
| fatiguing yourself out faster than normal. | | | | his most powerful punch. |
| Visualization. | | | | These are some particular reasons meditation can |
| During meditation, putting your picture of exactly | | | | benefit you in Mixed-Martial Arts. A complete |
| how you see a fight going can be very beneficial. | | | | MMA strength and conditioning program will outline |
| Also when you see what happens from many | | | | some of these aspects of meditation. Utilize these |
| different angles, you train the brain to feel like it | | | | benefits of meditation to win your fight. |
| already has experience with the event. | | | | |