Gray Maynard

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Gray — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:45:14 +0000

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Spike’s Inside the Octagon with Amir Sadollah

Gray — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:38:34 +0000

TUF 1110: Inside the Octagon

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For more Inside the Octagon check out Spike

Facebook Page

Gray — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:06:52 +0000

A real cool guy Rob Hansen created a new Facebook page in support of my quest for the lightweight title. Check it out! Thanks Rob!

Xtreme Couture 1 Day Seminar with Gray Maynard and Jay Hieron

Gray — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:15:08 +0000

XTREME COUTURE 1 DAY SEMINAR
UFC Fan Expo & UFC 114 Weekend ! !
Sunday May 30th, 2010

There will be a day of instruction focusing on teaching
MMA skills and strength and conditioning.

This includes Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, Muaythai and
Wrestling as they apply to MMA.

XCMMA instructors:

9:00am – 9:10 am – Welcome
9:10am – 10:10am – Strength & Conditioning talk
w/ Jake Bonacci
10:20am – 11:45am – Training – session with Pro fighter
12noon – 1pm – Lunch and Q&A
1:30 – 3:00pm – Training – session with Pro fighter
3:15 – 4:00pm – Q&A and Wrap up

The Xtreme Camp is open to people of all skill levels.

Cost:

$150 – All Participants

>> More Information and Pre- Register Here <<

Thundertreats asks Me About Prefight Rituals and Songs, Penn vs Couture as Coach, My Favorite Teams, And Rashad as a Teammate

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:50:55 +0000

I had the chance to interview with ThunderTreats. I wanted to share part of the interview.

TT: Any pre-fight rituals or superstitions?

GRAY: Not really. I just like to be organized in my hotel room, so I know where all my gear is and to keep occupied during the day of the fight. I also like to workout the morning of my fight to wake up an get my body going.

TT: Is there a certain type of music or song that you listen to before a fight to get yourself ready?

GRAY:There’s a lot of songs that get me going. 2 pac, Sublime, Pearl Jam, Young Jeezy are some of the artist I like. But usually I like to warm up then joke around with my coaches and team right before my fight. it relaxes me.

TT: How does training with BJ Penn compare to training with Randy Couture?

GRAY: Both are very knowledgeable about the sport. I would say BJ taught me more about moves and technique, while Couture taught me more about actual training, metal preparation, and peaking methods.

TT: So you went to high school in Lakewood, OH for a couple of years. Any chance you are a Browns/Indians/Cavs fan? If not, who are your teams?

GRAY: I’m a big fan of all of them!! My relatives grew up and still live in Cleveland so my roots run deep. I do like to watch my buddy Patrick Willis, he plays for the 49ers.

TT: You wrestled alongside Rashad Evans at Michigan State. Were you guys close or just teammates?

GRAY: We were close. He’s been a great friend, we actually roomed together on all our road trips for competitions.

Quick Answer:

1.) Favorite restaurant in Vegas?

Zabbas = healthy mexican food, Lindo Michoacan = real mexican food, Pasta Mia = italian food, Cracked Egg = breakfast, and Capitol Grill = Fine Dining

2.) Toughest fighter in the UFC?

I really like what Junior Dos Santo’s and Cain Velasquez are doing a great job at heavyweight, Anderson Silva is still the best p4p fighter in the world.

3.) If you could be any character from Saved By the Bell, who and why?

Probably “Screech” because I heard he started doing porn afterwards!! hahaha

FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW GO TO www.thundertreats.com Thanks to all of you for your support and thanks to Thudertreats for a great interview.

Gray Maynard Vs Kenny Florian

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 21:00:52 +0000

My next fight will be UFC 118 with Kenny Florian on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, MA. I am looking forward to it. It will be a great fight and awesome card. Training camp hasn’t started for my fight on Aug 28th, but I’m in the gym year round. I usually start my camp 8-10 weeks before my fight. I’ve got a lot of requests for more training blog and videos, so I’ll keep it updated the best I can. Let me know what else you want to see or hear about. Also thank you to everyone for your continued support.

Series 4 of 4 A Round of Focus Mits w Gil and Commentating by Ray Sefo

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:38:17 +0000

A round of focus mits with Gil Martinez my boxing coach. Commenting done by Ray Sefo while I was hitting mits. Haha

Series 3 of 4 Last Practice of the Day – PSI Lift

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:33:37 +0000

7pm – I do my Strength and Conditioning 3 times, usually in the evenings after pro practice. Right now the goal is explosive power, agility,

and flexibility.

Series 2 of 4 Andy Hrovat Teaching Pro Practice At XC

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:26:22 +0000

4pm – My teammate from high school was in town for a couple days so he wanted to come in and workout. Andy Hrovat is an OH high school state champion, 3x Div 1 All American from U of Michigan, 2006 World Team Member, and 2008 Olympic Team Member. So of course we picked his brain during our “Pro Practice” on all the new techniques and training methods in the wrestling world. He spends a good amount of time training with the Russian team and lives and trains at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. It’s always good to have him in the gym. Next practice at 7pm.

Series 1 of 4 Morning Work Out Warm up

Gray — Tue, 04 May 2010 20:14:23 +0000

I posted 4 short videos of my training routine for a day. This is what a typical Friday is like for me. It all starts at 10am. I work with my boxing Gil Martinez. We go over some technique, then warm up, do mit work, and end with some boxing drills or bag work. My next training session is at 4 pm.