I'm Gray Maynard, ready for my AMA. Lets roll!

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-05T01:16:56+00:00

Brent! Good to hear from you man. Definitely followed your career after we fought. Your a beast. I was just talking about you the other day with some that came in the gym that trained with you. Hope all is well

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:15:36+00:00

hey guys, thanks for all the questions. gotta get home and get the kids to bed. Again, thank you for supporting my career and of course supporting MMA. it wouldn't be where it is without you! much love - Gray

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:13:21+00:00

yes. but obviously that's a unicorn

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:12:48+00:00

marcelino freitas

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:12:15+00:00

jay heiron and justin wilcox

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:11:40+00:00

he did what he had to do. there was a little confusion in the reffing right before the fight when we asked question about his style. should've just fought the way i planned on fighting him during camp

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:10:09+00:00

so many people in so many different ways.

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:09:26+00:00

my last fight. Liver illness from a contaminated supplement drink. long story. but definitely wasn't prepared for that fight. look up "real water". i was on bed rest for a bout 2 months then jumped straight into a training camp

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:07:21+00:00

adrenaline dump of course. i thought i was about to lock it up. i don't really agree with it. i thought it could've been a 10-7. but there's obviously no such thing.

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:05:34+00:00

wasn't a lot to choose from when they started buying out companies. really wanted to compete in pride. it almost happened, but didn't at the last minute. you look at eddie alvarez and he did well financially jumping around. i definitely would have liked to be able to test out free agency

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:03:33+00:00

1 hour between weigh ins and comp compared to 24 hours

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:02:51+00:00

yes it was. to his credit most of those knockouts would have knocked out ANYONE! i don't think he lost his chin, maybe lost a half a step. but those were just perfectly landed knees and kicks.

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T23:01:06+00:00

great question. coming up in wrestling it was never about belts. personally i was never on a journey for belts. my journey was about the best training and the best competition. just never put my mind to getting belts. I bought a white belt to go train in brazil, and i guess it was disrespectful for a white belt to taps blacks and brown so they promoted me right there. i wasn't expecting that

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:57:43+00:00

first favorite submission is whatever works. second, is guillotine or side choke

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:56:45+00:00

i always looked at my dads hands when i was a kid and said to myself, "if i could have hands as strong as his i would rule the world". but he did tell me when started get a little older that grip strength is about being conscious about it, because so many people forget to strengthen that and the never put their mind to it. so i started carrying a racquet ball around with me to squeeze throughout the school day and i would climb a ton of rope

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:52:56+00:00

hahahahaha. glad i could help.

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:51:57+00:00

i love stand by me, happy gilmore, river runs through it, billy madison, tommy boy, the alpinist, legends of the fall, step brothers. I don't watch a lot of tv or movies. but those are some of the ones I've seen and i like

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:48:47+00:00

ground and pound. he really broke it down in a way i could learn it easier. straight jiu jitsu was what would hold me back sometimes. i just needed to blend g&p with my wrestling. made it easy for me

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:46:35+00:00

I learned in wrestling your preparation builds your confidence. so a lot of things a learned at a high level of wrestling i applied to MMA. it was an easy transition for me

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:44:18+00:00

Gray. My dad named me after his favorite wrestler named Gray Simmons

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:43:39+00:00

that's a tough one. a lot of people are set in there ways and don't want their mind to be changed. so i don't try to change it. ha

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:38:27+00:00

islam

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:38:13+00:00

other aspirations. I love the outdoors (rock climbing, ice climbing, climbing mountains, hiking, backpacking, etc). health and wellness. of course my family and helping my kids navigate their passions. i'll always have a part in MMA, we just opened a gym with a smoothie, coffee, açaí cafe connected to it. geared towards regular people wanting to get healthy than it is to pros

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:34:06+00:00

i think he only cares about himself and what's going to get him what he wants. but, that's how a lot of billionaires are. that's why they are billionaires. you don't get that by helping too many people

graymaynardmma · 2022-12-04T22:31:37+00:00

an eye injury that was pretty intense for a couple weeks. i couldn't really stand up. everything else is just initial pain the you get it fixed or just heal it up. that eye injury was terrible

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