The Genuinely Interested Podcast Ep 39 - Mike Lemaire - Fighting for Glory
Mike is a kickboxer with a Muay Thai background, currently fighting for Glory Kickboxing.
In 2013, Lemaire entered a Road To Glory middleweight tournament and powered through it, stopping two of his three opponents. Fighting 3 times in one night is incredible, and this was his ticket into Glory.
Originally from France, Mike grew up watching some of the greats in K1 - deciding that one day, he too, would be a professional fighter - fighting some of the elites in the world. Mike is also dedicated to a healthy and active lifestyle and regularly posts his health tips, training tips, and at-home workouts on Instagram.
Mike says that he is not against making a run in MMA. He is a phenomenal striker, and with some training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, he could probably make a serious run in any organization - especially given his strong Muay Thai background.
Mike and I discussed his childhood and fascination early on with martial arts, his journey and decision to move to San Diego and train in the Unites States, Glory rules, the current fighting landscape, his nutrition/training regimen, and his sweet pit bull.
My Take - the fight game is an extremely difficult pursuit, one must dedicate their whole life - enduring physical and mental hardship to be able to make it to the very top. I think martial arts draw great parallels to life as a whole. They teach us that through respect, hard work, and perseverance you can achieve your goals.
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