Amateur Trains To Fight Pro MMA Fighter
After two years, Aria Inthavong ( / ariainthavong ) starts training in MMA again, with the hope of stepping back into the cage. However, the road back proves even tougher than he expected...
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Thanks for all the kind words and support everyone! 🙏🏼👊🏼
Man, kudos, for stepping in there and being willing to do it again, I respect anyone who has the courage to do so; but as a person who has been involved in the sport for a while through jiu jitsu and has been around a ton of fighters over the years, what you're doing is very dangerous. I get its for content, but if you can't put in the work to fight, it isn't a good idea. If you enjoy MMA, keep training for a couple years (even if it's only a couple times a week) and then maybe pursue a fight when you have the ability to put real time and energy in toward it, if you are really trying to win and not just doing this for content. You don't really even understand the basics and most amateur fighters have been training for years and put the work in every day, everyone's circumstances are different but you need to put the work in over a much longer period of time or you're absolutely going to lose again and possibly get very hurt. Don't mean to come off harsh, but that's the honest reality.
You can beat CM Punk
This is journey is so beyond inspirational. Can't wait to see where this path will lead you to!
@@LastBeWock I could beat cm punk and I ain’t train in years
You just need to keep them hands up and I got a tip for you, for the boxing part of training try and not stand up so straight and kinda bend down a tiny bit it helps with moving away from punches and slipping and rolling and stuff
9:40 That coach spoke like an older brother to a younger brother to Aria giving you facts and motivation because he cares about Aria. And so do we Aria. Keep grinding and the win will come💪💪
Proud of Aria. It's a journey most people could and would never take. Aria's got the strength, he just needs to _know_ he has the strength.
You are blessed with such good coaches man, never stop doing MMA because we are with you prove others that how much wonder a guy can do in some years with hard work in right place
sure 15:49
@@aredope1670 Broooo.... he's just letting Aria get some work in. Are you seriously oblivious enough to think this is him actually trying???
As someone who has done this for years now. I don’t know if I want to see him fight. I mean mentally he’s not there 100 percent. And in any other sport it’s like “okay fine no problem” but in combat sports not being 100 percent there is a good way to hurt yourself and bruise your ego even more. It’s so cool that he had a fight and worked hard for the journey but if he’s got other stuff going on there’s no reason to fight. We fight because we either need money or we love it that much. He doesn’t need money and I doubt he loves it to the point where his life is gonna revolve around it
Very inspiring, Aria! We are cheering you on your journey. 👏🏼👏🏼
LETS GOOO ARIAAAA watching you makes me feel inspired to learn martial arts and how a normal person can do it too, although i dont like the people who discourages their friends while hiding it with a kind like voice, you doing it again really inspires me i hope you keep going!!
HE NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY!
I literally just watched the first video! Glad to see you back in the cage!
I really root for Aria but his head doesn't seem there in the way it was in the first fight. If he doesn't focus it's a guaranteed way to get hurt. I hope it snaps into focus for him soon.
hopefully Aria finds that drive / motivation again! can't wait for the update video
I remember watching the first one and didn’t know yall made a new one til now!!!
God bless you Ari for the motivations and courage you put in your sparring , it difficult at first but as time goes on with training and mentality it becomes less difficult
This is so incredibly inspiring and this makes me so happy! You got this Aria! Fight on champion!!!
Coach Scott Epstein being real is a MOOD.
🤣💯
I died at the accidental elbow😂 training in the school of jon jones I see
omg dude I remember watching the first video and waiting for this I’m so exited!!!
Been waiting for this
Thought it was a reupload, lets go! Time to look back and look forward.
MMA fighters are truly elite when it comes to fighting. And the conditioning is just insane. Your cardiovascular has to be on par
Keep up the great work Aria. The sport is 90% mental and you just gotta show up! I believe in you!
Love the content & Love the video by the way :p
I was rather curious of Aria’s journey as a Professional Fighter.
MMA fighters are among some of the most conditioned athletes in all of sports. ... On top of building your flexibility, balance and coordination, MMA will increase your overall strength, cardiovascular performance, and endurance. It will build your competitive spirit. The sport of MMA was built on competition😄😄😄
Among us?
Pretty sure every sport was built on competition mate, stop trying to sound smart lmao
Omggg, yaaasss, I love these kinds of videos, especially where amateurs try to take on pros of a particular sport! 👏🥰
One thing Aria didn't have back then that he has now - that Make it Fancy merch. I think he made a promise to spill blood for Rie and Hugo so I'm kinda looking forward to the conclusion to this saga. Keep going, Aria!
Peak Asian Parent: Being scared of your child doing something not ‘secure’ or ‘risky’.
I’m rooting for ya!
JUST KEEP ON FIGHTING!!!!!!!!!!!
Mann you motivate me to train harder ❤️❤️
What goes up and down but doesn't move? Stairs.
Is there any update on this??
Respect brother
We gotta hear more of him
Vohooooo and he's back!!
Scott seems good teacher
I had thought this was a re-upload
I remember Scott Epstein from the old tapout show
Buzz feed should really sell their brand as a collective - yes, the attention spans have decreased in viewing content but that doesn’t equate for the need for random content. You scroll & scroll until you find the right headline with the right words + the right background picture (can someone remind of this word 😭 pls).
He’s back
You can't learn it all in one day keep training.
At the end of the day it will always be mental with any and every fighter. .He doesn’t have that within him right now. He doesn’t want it like it he did before.
so did he train in any kind of grappling for the first fight? I feel like we only saw kickboxing in the first video
Ikr!
No, he didn't. And he mostly did Muay Thai and Boxing in his first fight. The reason he lost was because of his lack of BJJ.
I was hoping you would have been training this whole time.
same tbh
I love how he is wearing MAKE IT FANCY shirt during training 💯💯💯 really need Rie anyways u can 🎉🎉👏🏻😂
I know that Jiu jitsu coach from Never Back Down 2
That's because the amateur learns from his mistakes
Yas
so did he fight again or no?
is this still happening of did you decide to stop?
ARIA NEEDS TO HAVE FIGHT WITH SOMEONE!
Did bro fight or what
I am not the type of guy that likes to throw hate but I think Aria should really not do this I am a amateur fighter (3-0) and I have been training since I was 14 years of age, I am 20 now and I am still not a pro, if Aria goes into the cage with a pro he is going to get hurt even if its a low level one, Im not hating here but you can get really hurt in mma especialy if you are not in optimal condition, I think if Aria still wants to fight is ok its his decision, but I would recomend him to train a couple years and fight an amateur fighter, if he wants to go pro and win thats at least 7-8 years of training, some special individuals can do it sooner but aria is not the case, I hope he reads this and give this a thought because its his health that he is puting on the line (sorry for my grammar I am not an english native speaker lol)
I mean i like aria a lot I hope he wins but trying to go pro in a couple months, even a year or 2 is just insane, he would get badly hurt hope he fights an amateur first
The thing that's most important in a fight is mentality. If your heart's not in it, you've got no chance. When you get into that cage, your thoughts should be "This guy's a bum, I'm gonna execute my gameplan and be eating dinner before this guy even knows what happened." Make sure you train so hard that you want to make the guy pay for putting you through all of it.
God loves yall
Did he quit?
his kickboxing coach looks like chael sonnens long lost brother
He’s just not a fighter.. Mentally he just doesn’t have “it”. MMA fighters are truly elite when it comes to combat sports and the sport has evolved so much the past even 5 years. Every fighter is so well rounded in every area. Most have a strong base of grappling. Wrestling, judo BJJ. I boxed but for a while trained at an MMA gym here and considered it but decided to roll a few times with a few of the other girls there and just got absolutely destroyed within a minute.
I’m calling this vid is gonna blow up later
That thumbnail is such a mood tho 😂
U should do it dude
Can’t believe you did this again 🤦♂️
This title is literally the plot of Viral Hit summarised.
A man of culture
Is their a part 2 ?
Hopefully not. Hopefully he woke up, realized he *DOESN'T* *LIKE* martial arts, and decided to make content out of something else.
aria is the only person at buzzfeed who isnt soy
Bro there was like ten ads on this video wtf
That’s a solid BJJ coach
Video starts Aria: I was choked unconscious...I'm going to fight again. Me:🥲 Bless his heart
Hoping to see you fight again.
This was a year ago, did he ever fight again? What happened lol
Looking at his social media, he posed for a few pics in Dec 2021 and then started traveling working on his video/film projects. So I believe it is safe to say he quit. Checked around, he decided to focus on his investigative series on his own youtube channel. So he probably dropped out after this video posted.
After watching this I would be fine if he dropped this project for good. Know when to hold 'em know when to fold 'em kind of deal. Better be sure the juice is worth the squeeze before doing this again.
Wow, you've got guts son
I Love that Video but Theres one Problem i have with that why is everything shown to Be so bad angry and harsh Bro Like yeah Martial arts Training can be hard but im allways smiling when im doing it Like i Just dont get it
aria fighting again???
Nope, he is toured Europe and the Philippines and since April 2022 hasn't been updated his social media
I am first wow 💞👀
I have a mustache now……. Sure that’ll make a difference
You need a few more years of training!! It’s to dangerous to step into the ring otherwise
Blame not training on Covid? Man, people use that as an excuse for anything I guess.
@MrFangaz Maybe he will, just not going to post it on the channel. Looking at the channel the content has changed a bit and this doesn't really fit in well with the current product. I really wonder if they shelved this.
Aria is a beast!
And then...? Guess you never fought then lol
Gotta give up other priorities for awhile if you're gonna make the walk
he lookin like john wick
if u aint 100% invested in this then dont force urself
I’m not rooting against the guy, but he just doesn’t have it in him. He boxes like an 11 year old who’s mom signed him up last week. As soon as he gets lightly grazed in sparring, he drops his hands and let’s out a sigh. A big portion of fighting is mental, and he doesn’t have the strength in his brain.
I think everyone has the capability to do it if they stay patient, and put all their attention to learning so I’ll say he doesn’t have it in him ‘yet’. The problem with videos like these is the urgency to get into another fight. His priority is the fight and not the learning itself, and that’s just not the way to go about combat sports. People who have been training for years upon years have conditioned themselves to be calm and prepared for virtually any situation in a fight and he’s just not getting that at this point in time. As you said a big portion in combat sports is the mentality, you can teach a guy to punch but it’s not going to do much if he doesn’t learn what to do mentally when getting punched. I think if he just put aside this need for a fight, and spent some hard time training and just wanting to be better for the sake of being better he would do a lot better.
I completely disagree with you. Watch his actual fight. He 100% has the fighter's spirit, and showed it during his fight. Look at the pure concentration on his face as his opponent's punches barely missed him. Or just remember that he let himself get choked out before tapping. However, I think he just doesn't actually *LIKE* martial arts, so he hasn't spent years honing his craft. He thinks he can grit his teeth and ''get through'' a fight camp, and somehow that'll allow him to be competitive against someone else who's been doing something they love for years. Bro is trying to prove something to himself. That's admirable, to some extent; but it one fight camp will never compare to years and years of building a proper foundation.
I honestly think he needs to a different head coach/gym
Can’t believe this is the same Epstein from Never back down 2 lol
Plus I grew moustache, things change.
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Jesus Christ, Aria
He just needs to stop feeling sorry for himself.
Leon Edward’s reference?
😂
He looks good but needs way more training if he wants to fight
Two years of no training? Covid is no excuse. Could have worked on your footwork, shadowboxed, cardio. Fitness is a lifestyle. Either you enjoy it or you don't. If you don't forget how long you've been hitting the bag for or how long you've been rolling for then this project isn't for you. In any event, good luck. I'll be rooting for you.
Braver than Jake Paul... or whichever Paul it is
He's got awful punches he shouldn't even bother just to get battered
I think that thing on your face might have been restricting your breathing...
It helps train your breathing and actually helps your breathing lol
First
Excuses excuses
Jake Paul simulator
The boy ain't got it in him, just .. no
I'm just here to see Aria get his ass kicked again.
Imagine being such a loser u have too watch someone get hurt out of enjoyment...
@@romanlong3838 imagine being a reply guy
@@Zefram0911 imagine liking your own comment
@@romanlong3838 do you have anything better to do than try to show how youre such a better person than everyone on the internet? god, people like you are the real losers. you got nothing going for you irl. sad tbh