Brigade Fight Management has just announced that they have signed MMA fighter Mark “Lionheart” Glover to fight under their banner. Mark will be training at Legion Training Center, Bludgeon Brigade and is expected to turn pro after his next amateur MMA fight. If all goes as planned Mark “Lionheart” Glover will be on Evolution of Combats first show on February 22nd, 2014 at the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany NY.
As we know Brigade Fight Management is making big things happen for MMA fighters in our area, and with Mark signing with Brigade big things will be heading his way. Congratulations to Mark and to Brigade Fight Management!
We were able to catch up with Mark to ask him a few questions for you the fans to take a look at.
Here is what Mark “Lionheart” Glover had to say (*quick note. If you know Mark you know he is a larger than life person and always uses in capital letters, if you don’t you know that you now know. He does not do this out of disrespect and we wanted to keep his words as real as they get):
HEIGHT: 6’4
FIGHT WEIGHT: 185
ASSOCIATION: BLUDGEON BRIGADE, LEGION TRAINING CENTER
DISCIPLINES: BOXING, KYOKUSHIN KARATE, BJJ, WRESTLING, MUAY THAI
WINS: 5
LOSSES: 2
SHORT BIO: I KIND OF JUMPED HEAD FIRST INTO MMA WITH 1 MONTH OF TRAINING PRIOR TO MY FIRST BOUT (3/31/2012)… I LOVED IT FROM THEN ON, I STARTED TO GET VERY SERIOUS AND BEGAN TRAINING REGULARLY FOR THE NEXT 7 MONTHS AT (AMA) IN VALATIE, NY… I REALLY DIDN’T HAVE THE CONSISTENCY AS FOR 5-6 DAYS A WEEK TRAINING, SO EVEN TIL THIS VERY DAY, I STILL HAVEN’T PUT IN A FULL YEAR’S WORTH OF TRAINING YET… NOW THAT IM FINALLY AT LEGION TRAINING CENTER I WILL GET MY JUST DUE, AND THAT’S TRAINING WITH SOME OF THE BEST IN THE WHOLE UPSTATE NEW YORK AREA… NOW I WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO SEE AS WELL AS GET TO MY FULLEST POTENTIAL, SINCE NEWLY SIGNING TO BLUDGEON BRIGADE MANAGEMENT & LEGION TRAINING CENTER… WHEN I AM NOT TRAINING, I DO A LOT OF RESEARCH AS TO SECRET SOCIETIES, GOVERNMENT, WHISTLE BLOWERS, HISTORY ETC… I ALSO WRITE MUSIC AND SHORT PIECES ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS… FEW PEOPLE KNOW OF MY OTHER ENDEAVORS… LASTLY WHEN NOT TRAINING, I WORK AS A SOUS CHEF AT THE “FERNWOOD RESTAURANT” IN PALENVILLE, NY…
WIMMA: What do you do to prepare for an upcoming fight?
Mark: TO PREPARE FOR ANY FIGHT I ATTACK MY MENTAL STATE FIRST, MAKING SURE I AM MENTALLY TOUGH AND READY FOR WHATS TO COME… I ALSO PREPARE MUCH MORE IN THE PHYSICAL STATE AS WELL, PUSHING MYSELF TO LIMITS I’VE NEVER THOUGHT I COULD REACH… I WORK ON WHATEVER MY COACH AND I FEEL IS MOST IMPORTANT…
WIMMA: Who is your biggest inspiration?
Mark: MY BIGGEST INSPIRATION IS ACTUALLY JUST A (THOUGHT)… AND THAT THOUGHT S ME CONSTANTLY THINKING THAT I CAN MAKE IT BIG ONE DAY… EVERY SINGLE DAY I DREAM AND I THINK ABOUT HOW IT WOULD FEEL TO LIVE THAT CERTAIN DREAM… ITS NOT ABOUT THE (UFC) FOR ME, ITS ABOUT “MAKING IT BIG ENOUGH TO WHERE MY WIFE & I CAN LIVE COMFORTABLE KNOWING OUR FAMILY IS OKAY”… THATS WHAT I CALL MAKING IT BIG LOL
WIMMA: What would you say your biggest strengths are and what is the one thing you need to work on the most?
Mark: MY STRENGTH IS MY HEART! NOHING IS STRONGER AND MORE DANGEROUS THAN “A HEART OF A LION”, HENCE MY MONIKER (LIONHEART)…
WIMMA: What’s your favorite strike/submission to use in any fight?
Mark: MY FAVORITE STRIKE TO USE IN A FIGHT IS ANY STRIKE, LOL ANYTHING THAT’LL GET THE JOB DONE IS QUITE ALRIGHT WITH ME… I HAVEN’T HAD A SUBMISSION VICTORY WIN YET, BUT IF I COULD WIN BY SUBMISSION I WOULD LOVE FOR IT TO BE THE JUJI GATAME (STRAIGHT ARMBAR) OR THE TRIANGLE OR STANDING GUILLOTINE…
WIMMA: Do you like to stand with your opponents or take them to the ground?
Mark: I LIKE TO STAND, WHICH IS FIRST OPTION…. BUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH GOING TO THE GROUND ESPECIALLY SINCE WORKIN ON MY GROUND GAME SO MUCH AND BEING CONSISTENT WITH IT…
WIMMA: When is your next fight?
Mark: MY NEXT FIGHT WILL BE ON (FEB 22, 2014) FOR EVOLUTION-OF COMBAT CHAMPIONSHIPS (ECC) IN ALBANY, NY…
WIMMA: If you could have one dream fight with anyone, who would it be?
Mark: MY DREAM FIGHT WOULD BE AGAINST NO OTHER THAN (JON “BONES” JONES)! DUDE IS A BEAST AT WHAT HE DOES, EVEN IF I JUST SPAR THE DUDE, THAT WOULD BE GOOD ENOUGH…
WIMMA: Summing it all up where do you see yourself in your MMA career five years down the line?
Mark: IN 5 YEARS I SEE MYSELF IN SOME BIG ORGANIZATION WITH THE MIDDLE WEIGHT BELT AND AT LEAST 4-5 TITLE DEFENSES…
NOTE: I WANT TO TAKE THIS TIME TO FIRST & FOREMOST THANK MY WIFE FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND HOLDING ME DOWN, EVEN PUTTING UP WITH MY ASS ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS… SHE IS MY ROCK AND I FOREVER LOVE YOU ANNA GLOVER.THANK YOU TO MY SENSEI THOMAS BOBB FOR THAT YOU’VE DONE… I WANT TO THANK QB&F FOR OPENING YOUR DOORS & GIVING ME A PLACE TO SHARPEN MY SKILL… BIG THANKS TO (DARREN MIMA) FOR PHYSICALLY WORKING WITH ME DAY IN & DAY OUT ON MY WRESTING AND BJJ, IN SO LITTLE TIME THAT MAN HAS TRANSFORMED MY GROUND GAME INTO SOMETHING DEADLY, THANKS DARREN! I THANK ALL OF MY FANS & SUPPORTERS WHO GENUINELY BELIEVE IN ME AND MY SKILL SET AND HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I CAN MAKE SOMETHING IN MY MMA CAREER… THANKS TO ALL WHO ARE DOWN WITH THE MMA MOVEMENT, 2014 IS MY YEAR!
Mark Lionheart Glover Signs With Brigade Fight Management
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