Wiman explains almost two year abscense
Matt Wiman’s last fight in the UFC Octagon was in January of 2013, a loss to TJ Grant. Wiman was not released from the UFC, but needed some time off.
Matt Wiman’s last fight in the UFC Octagon was in January of 2013, a loss to TJ Grant. Wiman was not released from the UFC, but needed some time off:
I just wanted to take some time to lick my wounds and maybe get some surgeries to start fixing my body up a little bit…I’ve ignored them for a while, Wiman (15-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) said.
On Saturday, he meets Isaac Vallie-Flagg (14-5-1 MMA, 1-2 UFC) on the FOX Sports 1-televised main card of UFC Fight Night 57 at Austin, Texas’ Frank Erwin Center. It’s his first fight in just shy of two years, but he thinks the time off might have helped him become a better fighter.
Often times, you take a little time off for some reason; maybe you come back to the basics a little more, he said. But sometimes when I don’t train for a while, I pick it up a lot better, maybe because I’ve been trying new things and over-thinking things, but sometimes if you take time off and regroup, you come back and you’re better.
That being said, you need time in the gym to advance your skills. You have to spend your time in the gym, but you also have to think outside the box and regroup sometimes.