""Crazy tempting, man. Like especially because I'm always so wired right after I fight. I pretty much never sleep that night," Mar Fan explained."
""It was so tempting. I knew who I'm fighting, right? So I wanted to jump straight on my phone and just start analyzing him.""
""I had to be disciplined. And I just made it a rule that I wouldn't," he said. "I had actually spoken to my mindset coach in advance to that, and we knew that that was going to be something I would have to deal with.""
""I want to beat the life out of this guy," Mar Fan said. "When I get my contract, that's a, that's a happy, that's a happy bonus, but more than anything, I want to beat the life out of them.""
Tournament-style formats persist in MMA through series like Road to UFC, creating matchups where opponents can be known well ahead of time. Dom Mar Fan felt a strong urge to immediately analyze his next opponent after his semifinal victory but chose to delay scouting to avoid overthinking during a long five-month layoff. He set a rule with his mindset coach to remain disciplined and postpone breakdowns. Mar Fan plans to apply pace, pressure, and dominant wrestling to wear Sang Uk Kim down, expecting Kim to gas by the second or third round and seeking a decisive win above the contract itself.
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