#50 - UFC Striking Coach/Boxing Trainer - Dewey "The Black Kobra" Cooper
Episode description
Danny talks with Dewey “The Black Kobra” Cooper - The 2X World Kickboxing Champ/10X World Championship Winning Coach/Master of Martial Arts Hall of Fame Inductee/Boxing Trainer/UFC Striking Coach (XCMMA) - about his upbringing in Los Angeles circa early 1980’s, how martial arts allowed him to escape a gang life, his motivation to join martial arts, what he learned from martial arts at a young age, how he’s changed from his youth till now, when he first started competing, his first championship fight, what he realized when fighting like-minded fighters, UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker Recap, the mental transition from fighter to coach, how the rise of Francis Ngannou (The UFC Heavyweight Champion) has brought more notoriety to Dewey from the average fan, how he handles being a striking coach and boxing trainer at the same time, how the development of Francis Ngannou has much to do with the tutelage of Dewey Cooper, UFC 272: Ngannou vs Gane Recap, how long Dewey and Eric Nicksick (our recurring podcast guest) have known each other, his energy as a coach and how his fighters feed off of it, his boxing gym ‘Split-T Boxing’ aka ‘BKMMA’ , how he uses stress/intensity/pressure to create a hectic/hostile environment for his fighters, his up and coming fighters and their scheduled bouts, and his advice that he would give to a young kid looking to get into MMA.
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