EPISODE 20
RESILIENCE IN ACTION
MMA FIGHTER & FORMER PARATROOPER, CAMERON ELSE
Combat changes our very human nature - between military service and time in UFC, Cameron Else knows what it takes to rebel against our natural instincts and overcome fear.
His story is laden with challenges, always taking the path of most resistance and emerging stronger as a result, both physically and mentally.
We uncover the man who walked towards death in Afghanistan, and commits fully to the true mentality of a top tier MMA fighter.
This episode covers
Being ordered to “walk towards death” in his military service with the paratroopers
His indomitable commitment to combat sports and passion for MMA
The issue with Cage Warriors, and stories of footage hidden from his victories
Corruption within combat sports
Building his own MMA team with a brutal, military-style selection process
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
“Fear sticks with us throughout our life. I think the only time fear could leave us is an experience like I had, where it was like, ‘Bro, you're gonna die’. I was literally walking towards death. There’s no two ways around it.”
10:40 - Cameron Else
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“I asked my cousin to drive me to a fight. He gets us into a car crash, writes my car maybe 10 minutes away from the gym, just an hour before I’m meant to be fighting. My knee’s like a balloon, the car's crumbled, it's written off” - 21:10 - Cameron Else
“The one thing every fighter wants more than anything is the footage, the pictures, and the recognition for the hard work that they put in for the last six, seven weeks.” - 33:50 - Cameron Else
“You could say to me we're doing sprints, and a hurricane could come in, and you can't get hold of me. Guess where I am… I'm on that track, strapped with my belt wrapped around the goalposts, swinging in the wind. I’m there, because I gave my word.” - 54:00 - Cameron Else
“If you want it more than your student wants it, it’ll never work. They’ve got to want it more than you. Everyone else will stop believing in you before you believe in you.” - 59:30 - Cameron Else