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Fighter Profile: Simon “The Mutant” Marini

Posted 10 Apr 2009 in Uncategorized


Name: Simon “The Mutant” Marini
Height: 5’8”
Weight: 155lbs
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
Fighting out of: Hamilton, Ontario
Record: 6-2

Why do you fight?
I love it, and it makes me happy. So I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life.

How’d you get into the game?
Initially I found out about MMA from watching an old UFC video. Then after a couple years of high school wrestling, and a few years of BJJ I got into amateur MMA south of the border with the XFO.

How would you describe your fighting style?
Smart and technical. I stay relaxed in my fights and know what I’m doing, listen to my coaches and get the job done.

What’s your best strengths as a fighter?
My strength and conditioning. I’m very well-rounded when it comes to my technical fighting abilities, but my strength and conditioning is where I really shine.

What has been your most memorable moment so far in the sport?
The thing that I’ll never forget, would have to be my very first fight. The sound the cage door made when it shut behind me. That was intense. I’ve never been so excited and pumped in my life. Just thinking about that sound gets me amped up!

What part of your personality shines through the most when you fight?
Probably my stubbornness. (laughs) I refuse to let up, and I don’t back down.

What are your short term and long term goals?
Short term goals are just to keep fighting and keep winning. Long term I want to make it to the UFC of course, and get Dana to slap that belt around my waist. Outside of fighting, and even going further long term, I want to eventually open my own gym. I’ll do some MMA teaching, but my main focus will be strength and conditioning work. I love personal training and learning new stuff on the subject, and it’s awesome working with athletes and watching them put it all together thanks to you. I imagine my gym being something similar to Joe Defranco’s club in Jersey.

What have you learned about yourself through MMA?
I’m a lot tougher than I thought as a kid. (laughs) I’ve never been in a street fight in my life, so I never knew how tough I really was, just knew I liked the idea of sport fighting. After years of training, and finally fighting, I’ve learned I’m actually one tough son of a bitch. (laughs) With ton of heart.

What life lessons have you learned through being involved in the sport?
That I am way to trusting in other people. I myself am a very honest and down to earth person, and would never screw someone for no reason, well actually not if I had a reason either. (laughs) But I’ve come across some insanely shady individuals in this game – from promoters and managers, to fighters and trainers – so I’ve learned to be a little more cautious and less trusting of some people.

Quote you live by?
In the words of Rocky Balboa – “Keep Moving Forward”. In this game you can’t ever stand still, and you most certainly can’t take a step backwards, it’s always forwards, always looking to break records and reach new levels!

What’s the most interesting experience you had meeting a pro fighter?
I don’t get star struck at all, I’m in the game as well, and I’m striving to be at the top just like every other pro fighting, so I don’t see why I would put another fighter on some big pedestal. With that said, the coolest fighter I’ve meet so far would be Bisping. It was at a seminar my girlfriend was doing media coverage for. He talked to me as an equal, and we shot the shit about fighting just like we were training partners, that was pretty solid, and he seemed like an awesome all-round guy.

Any tips for new fighters?
Train your ass off! This isn’t like any other sport, there’s too much to learn, so you can never be “too prepared”. And of course find good training partners, you can never be the best guy at your gym, if you ain’t getting your ass kicked in training, then you will in the cage – and we don’t want that.

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