Sean Salmon never backs down

Originally posted on ProMMA.info

Sean Salmon has a problem. He can’t say no. He has taken fights on a month’s notice, and even said yes to fights that were only a week away. He has tried to say no, but cannot. If the call comes and someone wants to fight him, or if he learns that there is an event and someone doesn’t have an opponent, he steps up and into the ring for another battle. He’s in that position again tonight as he faces TUF alumnus Josh Haynes in the A Night of Combat II event. Sean has re-focused his career and has won his last 4 of 5 by TKO, and is looking to make some serious noise at 185. PRO MMA spent some time talking with Sean to get his thoughts on fighting on short notice, how he rebounded after the Rashad fight, and facing Josh Haynes tonight.

PRO MMA: Thanks for taking a few minutes to talk with us Sean. How does your training change in the weeks leading up to a fight?
SEAN: I used to go light in the week leading up to the fight, but now I go hard right up to about 3 days before the fight. I do take precautions to not get cut or injured, or to have any accidents in the 2-3 weeks before the fight.


PRO MMA: What do you do in your personal time when you are not fighting or training?
SEAN: I spend all my spare time with my 2 year old son. If I’m not training, or if I have any spare time, I’m with him.

PRO MMA: You fought in the UFC at 205, and this fight with Josh is at 185. Which weight do you prefer to fight at?
SEAN: This fight (with Josh Haynes) will actually be at a catch weight of 190. I had a real long training camp for my last fight, and was prepared to be at 185 for a different fight on October 18th. Since I took this fight on a week’s notice, we settled on a fight at 190. I won’t do it again, taking a fight on such short notice, because it hasn’t always benefited me, but this fight made sense so I took it. But to answer your question, I’m way more comfortable at 185. When I fought in the UFC at 205, I didn’t fight full time. I didn’t have the time or resources to cut down to 185. Now I do, and I feel really good at 185.

PRO MMA: You have always been the type of fighter that would take a fight anytime, anywhere and against any fighter. What are your thoughts on this?
SEAN: I just can’t say no. It’s hard to know that someone called me out, or that someone needs an opponent. In the past, if my manager let me know about a fight, I would say yes immediately. I just love fighting. I love the travel, the interviews, the training, all of it. I’m trying to be more selective, and I have an agent now that screens some of this from me, but if I hear about it, I’d probably say yes again. It’s just hard to say no.

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