I am facing the toughest challenger in my career so far.
I have endured a brutal training camp, and that shows at the weigh-in: I am a pack of muscles, and I flex on the scales long enough for my opponent to realize that she's in trouble. We square off, a long, nervous, intense staredown. We are both determined and confident, yet nervous, as we both realize that the following day we are going to hurt each other a lot.
It's fight day. I am getting oiled up by and massaged by my second. I then start my warm-up with skipping rope, push-ups, and biceps curls. My oiled muscular body glis... Show more