Canadian heavyweight Tim ‘The Thrashing Machine’ Hague (13-5) jumped on the UnderGround forums yesterday to talk about training with the Team Deathclutch team alongside former UFC champ Brock Lesnar and Bellator champ Cole Konrad.
During his week in Minnesota Hague says he was Lesnar and Konrad’s “bitch” during the training sessions but enjoyed every minute of it.
Here’s what he had to say about the whole experience.
“Was pretty surreal. Best training, and best group of guys I’ve ever trained with. Merry Christmas UG. WAR LESNAR. Because I need to get better at everything, and being able to work with Pat Barry and Cole Conrad 1 on 1 was unreal. Working MMA with Brock and 5 other legit UFC level HW’s every day is something I don’t get up in Edmonton. I’m not gonna give away any of his strategy, but he is scary strong, and scary conditioned, and if he gets the jump on a takedown, you’re going down, or you’re blowing out a knee or something haha. I got invited back for a full camp, and i’m chomping at the bit to make that happen. I just went there for a week to be a hw dummy for Brock and the guys, I was slightly outta shape, but know what i have to do to be better next time. I wasn’t paid or nothing, didn’t ask to be and felt like I should have paid them to be there. I don’t know who’s better, they both made me their bitch on the mats, and Cole’s boxing is great as well. Don’t wanna say who’s all there training. Brock hits hard, and i think he was taking it easy on me cause it was the end of the workout and i was gassed. He got mount on me and fed me some shots that were nasty. I’m sure he was going easy. I know i can only get better training there and I’m on top of the world that I got invited back for a full camp. I cant say much about his game, or his strengths/weaknesses. Had to sign a non disclosure clause. But I will say he was champ for a reason, and I found out.”
Hague has made five appearances in the Octagon going 1-4. He is currently lives and trains in Edmonton, Alberta with a first round win this past September at an Aggression MMA show.
Lesnar, of course, meets Alistair Overeem in a No. 1 contender bout this Friday (30 Dec. 2011) in Las Vegas. With the winner going on to face Junior dos Santos for the UFC title.
Konrad is waiting to see which Season Five Tournament heavyweight will challenge him for the Bellator title as Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos await a date for their rematch.