Table of contents : ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii INTRODUCTION ix 1 T R A I N I N G F A C I L I T I E S A N D E Q U I P M E N T FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 1 2 B A S I C T R A I N I N G P R I N C I P L E S , PHYSIOLOGY, AND PSYCHOLOGY 29 3 A R E A S O F T R A I N I N G F O R M I X E D MARTIAL ARTS 57 4 DEVELOPING A TRAINING PLAN 103 5 NUTRITION FOR MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 121 6 COMPETITION 151 7 S P E C I A L C O N S I D E R A T I O N S F O R T R A I N I N G AND COMPETITION 163 8 I N J U R Y A N D I N J U R Y P R E V E N T I O N I N MIXED MARTIAL ARTS 179 INDEX 197 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 201