#SevereMMA #bellator291 Liam McCracken fights Asaël Adjoudj on February 25th at Bellator Dublin he sits down to discuss a plethora of things before that match up. Watch Ian O'Neill talk to Asaël Adjoudj: https://youtu.be/Z6bhapDEBn0 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:48 - Modern skill acquisition in MMA 03:23 - Hard sparring for amateurs and professional fighters. 05:07 - Learning through play. 06:10 - Being an MMA fighter in the modern social media age. 11:08 - Loving the basics & Volkanovski vs Makhachev breakdown 13:37 - Cross-training as a fighter, what are the pro's and con's? 18:40 - MMA grappling vs sport grappling. 20:54 - Being a competitor 22:01 - Nerves 26:30 - Prospects fighting prospects early in their career 29:31 - What is the point of an amateur career? 31:11 - Damage. Taking damage and dealing damage. 37:12 - Being the fighter in enemy territory 39:54 - Sponsors, gyms and training partners 41:14 - Outro Follow Severe MMA: https://www.SevereMMA.com