Andy’s Blog

I’ve been in Los Angeles for the past week training with my old-time teammate and friend Mac Danzig get ready for his fight in February.  As much as I dislike the traffic and congestion here, the training has been fantastic and I’m going to stay a while longer and get myself on track as well.  Recovering from the injury I sustained a couple of months back has been slow and deliberate but I’m hoping to be good in a month or so.  Just making up for the time lost while not being able to train regularly has been a challenge.

We’ve been working out at PKG in Santa Monica which is owned by Tohi Burns and is an excellent training center for any of you in the L.A. area.  Lots of lighter weight guys who are starting their fight careers so it’s got a lot of energy and enthusiasm.

Happy holidays to you and hope you are getting your training in the new year off to a good start.  I’ve been shuttling back and forth from San Diego to Los Angeles and been able to sneak in some good training sessions myself.  I’ve gotten in some good sparring with Mrs. Cyborg, of all people, over at Arena MMA and she is everything as advertised.  I cannot imagine a woman capable of beating her; training with her is intense and she can more than hold her own against men.  She’s training hard in San Diego right now and I assume whoever her next opponent is will be the next victim.

After not training with Mac Danzig for some time, we were able to meet up with the fine people over at PKG in Santa Monica.  He’s about 5 weeks out from his bout against Justin Bucholz and is looking terrific.  His shape, as usual, is tremendous and he’s training with intensity and purpose.  I expect him to be getting back to his winning ways come Feb.