In just nine pro fights, Montel Jackson has gone from an unknown to one of the top prospects in the UFC’s bantamweight division. Yet despite his hard-fought status and growing popularity, the Milwaukee native isn’t starting to read his press clippings. What he does read, though, is close to him every morning.
I’ll give you three,” said Jackson. “The number one thing on my goal list is to do the things that I don’t want to do every day. So if I don’t want to go to practice or do my responsibilities, that’s the number one thing – do the things that I don’t want to do. Number two is to always go to practice. Number three is to be on time, to be punctual.
In just nine pro fights, Montel Jackson has gone from an unknown to one of the top prospects in the UFC’s bantamweight division. Yet despite his hard-fought status and growing popularity, the Milwaukee native isn’t starting to read his press clippings. What he does read, though, is close to him every morning.
I’ll give you three,” said Jackson. “The number one thing on my goal list is to do the things that I don’t want to do every day. So if I don’t want to go to practice or do my responsibilities, that’s the number one thing – do the things that I don’t want to do. Number two is to always go to practice. Number three is to be on time, to be punctual.
“Last year was great I’ve got no complaints. I learned some new things about myself. I took a full month off after the Soukhamthath fight and went out to California, saw some different stuff, saw a different way of training, saw a different way of life and just got a chance to mentally decompress from the game and really get my head on straight.”
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