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"Then, someone who had dreams all their life of being this MMA star, world champion, achieve great things. To then not have any ambitions at all. To be working in a supermarket, in a job that I didn't really want to work in, I felt embarrassed and ashamed. "Instead of me rectifying the problem, and going back to MMA, I'd be feeling sorry for myself. I was going out with me mates. Once you start doing that, and going out more, you lose sight of yourself and your goals. You start going out and partying, you know. Messing with chemicals and all that jazz. You're just going to end up f**king up the sync in your brain, regardless."While Kelly did go through that huge dip, he did not fall away from the sport completely. Looking around at what he saw in his neighbourhood, which he feels has been hit badly by 'an epidemic of drugs', he resolved to get back in the cage. His first pro win arrived in 2018 but the Covid pandemic put plans for regular bouts on hold until 2021. Since then, he has made up for lost time, and that 0-2 start. Seven more wins followed in just two years, including victory at Bellator 275. PFL came calling, next, and he has yet to look back. "When I was at my lowest point," he says, "I really made the decision, to myself, that if I was going to do this, I had to do it the right way. I started reading books about psychology, to try understand why I was feeling certain ways. I read books about change and habits, and understanding how the force of habit can propel you in the right direction." Watch that full interview with Nathan Kelly: Related articles:
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