Sam King sees himself someday making his living in the world of mixed martial arts.
“I hope to go all the way to the top,” the 21-year-old Regina product says. “It’s a big dream, but I hope to accomplish it someday.”
There is nothing that King would rather do than make his living in MMA. Most everything he has done since first stepping foot in AJ Scales’ Complete Martial Arts and Fitness more than three years ago has been done with that end in mind.
King’s work, it is safe to say, hasn’t been done in vain.
Since King made his amateur debut in December of 2011—a first-round knockout in Regina–he is undefeated through four outings, all stoppages.
King, who trains six days a week under Scales, a black belt under the Nova Uniao banner, is neither surprised nor satisfied with what he’s accomplished.
King’s next bout is to be against a yet-to-be-determined opponent at Saturday Night Fights 7 on May 11 in Regina. The bout—which will likely serve as the card’s main event—is to also serve as a semifinal for the promotion’s inaugural featherweight championship tournament.
King hopes to claim his first title belt later this year—and he likes his odds in the tournament. But King, whom Scales calls a “little beast,” is confident that this is just another stepping stone in his career.
Why?
“I’m confident that everything will work out if I do everything right,” the undefeated featherweight says. “I would say I’m on a good course right now. I really have no need to change anything right now.”
Ed Kapp is a Regina, Saskatchewan-based freelance journalist. Unless otherwise noted, all quotations were obtained firsthand.
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