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 Some of the very best fighters in the sport refine their craft in the legendary facility in Los Angeles, Convicted Fight Club. Convicted Fight Club has been a staple in American MMA for a decade, or 50+ years depending on your concept of the elapsed MMATycoon space-time continuum, and on any given morning you can see professional cock-fighters and aspiring MMA champions go toe-to-toe in intense sparring sessions.
"Iron sharpens iron." Coach Karter says when talking about the sparring intensity inside the gym's walls. "Trial by fire is the only way forward. Once we know what you're made of, we'll help you evolve into the best fighter you can be."
Every coach and fighter knows, when you spar with such intensity, it'll often escalate and lead to unnecessary punishment. Coaches tend to intervene before such sparring sessions get out of hand, but when dealing with so many high caliber athletes, things can often escalate quickly. One such incident involved Tagnarach Kamara (6-0 MMA) and Willie Diggs (9-3 MMA) during an early morning kickboxing session this week.
After a few relatively close rounds between the two Convicted Fight Club products, things seemed to be going relatively smoothly, until Kamara pings Diggs with a left hand that Willie deems un-gentleman-like. Willie does his best to return the favor and over extends on some haymakers that barely miss Kamara's chin. Tagnarach circles away with a smile on his face and they take turns exchanging jabs. Willie lands some good kicks, then comes over the top with a good left hand of his own that backs the Irishman up. Willie pumps out a double jab and the two fighters start exchanging punches in the pocket. Willie looks shocked when he gets his bell rung by a Kamara uppercut that came out of nowhere.
The coaches instantly jump in and seperate these two men from one another before it gets out of control. That last punch really pissed Willie off and now the two are exchanging words. Willie removes his gloves and challenges him to a sword fight. Tagnarach taunts him in a mystical gypsy language that only he and the McKane's understand.
"It happens. You don't like it, but you can't stop it." Boxing instructor Cristian Tavares explains. "When two warriors have the competitive spirit, it's bound to happen."
While those two exchange unpleasantries and spend their time talking about one anothers mothers, Mohammed Kahn and Cooper Roos touch gloves and get down to business as usual. Kahn and Roos conduct themselves in a much more professional manner following their teammates little spat, but that's a lot of KO power between these two fighters and surely both know they don't need any extra doses of CTE from sparring sessions.
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