Brayden Summers puts my name in the Magazines…

Brayden Summers–Olllllll’ Poofter…starting to make a name for himself in the Australian fight scene.  The January issue of ‘Inside MMA’ has an article on him and is available at newsstands country wide.

Brayden is currently 3-0 in professional MMA with the rank of Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  Brayden’s last fight was on the Martial Combat undercard in Singapore where he fought regional Chinese wrestling champion Bian Xiao Long, winning in the second round via standing submission.  The bout was broadcasted on ESPN Star Sports to over 310 million homes in 24 countries…(Good exposure for a young lad)

…Since returning to Australia Brayden has had a tough streak with opponents.

Originally scheduled to fight last November, his opponent pulled out 48 hours before the bout—>leaving Brayden without an opponent after training 9 weeks as a professional athlete, dieting down from 85 Kilos to make the contracted fight weight of 70.

….Proving themselves as the top organization in Australia to fight for…the AFC *AUSTRALIAN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS* paid Brayden his contracted show purse…however he was ‘robbed’ of the opportunity to showcase his skills in front of a hometown audience.

….Last weekend BRACE FC had a fight card that promoted Brayden Summers as one of their superfights.  Another last minute injury to his opponent, left him unable to agree to terms with a replacement.

***Robbing him…YET AGAIN…of the opportunity to showcase the hours of blood/sweat/tears shed inside the gym***

The fight career is as much mental as it is physical.  I’ve been fighting close to 10 years…and the experience of training for a fight—putting in a proper training camp—only to have it slip out of your fingers hours before your set to go on stage and ‘do tha damn thing…is frustrating.  Besides the weight cut…your entire physic changes leading up to a fight.  You are irritable.  You have a hard time focusing on other day-to day- tasks leading up to the fight….and generally…your just miserable.

The difficult thing for Brayden…is getting ‘motivated’ after two long training camps that didn’t result in a performance.

It will be nice to see Brayden Summers showcased on the 2011 Martial Combat Season.