Oktagon star Shem Rock has revealed how Paddy Pimblett and Molly McCann raise morale during training for MMA fights.
Rock has been in the gym with the Liverpudlian pair as he prepares to take part this Friday in Oktagon 45, which will is part of a double-header event this weekend, shown live on DAZN.
The Oktagon MMA fighter explained: “They’ll start blazing the tunes, they’re all laughing and joking, they’ve got great banter.
“Paddy and Molly are the type of people who lift the spirit in the room. Somedays you come in and everybody is sore, some days you come in and everyone is in their own head and not really speaking and being a bit quiet - and they’ll start blazing the tunes, they’re all laughing and joking, they’ve got great banter and then everyone is laughing and joking and uplifted.
“And they’re motivated - maybe your back is sore or your legs are sore, maybe you’re fatigued because it’s the end of the week, maybe you don’t want to spar that hard - but they put it on you and then you put it on them. And now we’re going back and forth”
“In the last 12 months, this’ll be my fourth fight. I’ve been active and I feel that being around all of the killers in the room constantly working hard, I can’t not level up. The coaches are very good as well, I have a lot of time for them, they’ve helped me a lot.
Watch Oktagon 45 on Friday and Saturday this weekend live on DAZN (check for regions) .