Tag: Psychology

MMA Psychology: The Psychological Impact of Injury

It should have come as no surprise when Anderson Silva recently opened up to Fantastico about working with a psychologist to banish the “ghosts” of the horrific tibia-fibula fracture he suffered against Chris Weidman at UFC 168. Then again, it is has long been easy to trivialise the importance of mental health. Intuitively, we seem to […]

It should have come as no surprise when Anderson Silva recently opened up to Fantastico about working with a psychologist to banish the “ghosts” of the horrific tibia-fibula fracture he suffered against Chris Weidman at UFC 168. Then again, it is has long been easy to trivialise the importance of mental health. Intuitively, we seem to […]

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MMA Psychology: The Psychology of Losing in Mixed Martial Arts

“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” The above quote, often attributed to the great Vince Lombardi, is a distillation of the competitive athlete’s major ethos. History is unkind to those who would accept second best. Winners are celebrated; everyone else is mere scenery for someone else’s triumph. Such pithy statements often endure, yet they […]

“Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” The above quote, often attributed to the great Vince Lombardi, is a distillation of the competitive athlete’s major ethos. History is unkind to those who would accept second best. Winners are celebrated; everyone else is mere scenery for someone else’s triumph. Such pithy statements often endure, yet they […]

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UFC 127 Fight Card: Jorge Rivera and the Psychology Of Warfare

Jorge Rivera has launched an unprecedented YouTube video campaign that MMA has never seen before—all in order to get under Michael Bisping’s skin—in hopes that the brash Brit will make a tactical error during their upcoming fight. Thi…

Jorge Rivera has launched an unprecedented YouTube video campaign that MMA has never seen before—all in order to get under Michael Bisping’s skin—in hopes that the brash Brit will make a tactical error during their upcoming fight. This is psychological of warfare 101—use your enemy’s weakness as your strength. And though not every MMA fan […]

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UFC 127 Fight Card: Jorge Rivera and the Psychology Of Warfare