Liam Dunn is set to make the walk this Saturday at Almighty Fighting Championship 30 in Barnsley, England.
Dunn returns after an eight-month period out, but assures the viewer’s he’s still be consistently putting in the work. The Carlson Gracie Hull representative aims to move to (2-0) after picking up a round one debut win last year on Caged Steel.
We caught up with Liam Dunn prior to his second bout on the pro-circuit with Charles Joyner. Hear what he had to say below.
Interview With Liam Dunn
Liam, your professional debut couldn’t have gone any smoother at Caged Steel last year. How are things eight months removed from the debut?
Hi mate, it was a smooth win at caged steel. I felt comfortable and felt at ease in that fight.
It was a quick first-round finish over Jordan Heath, and I assume you were quite eager to continue the momentum. Is there any reason why you haven’t been back out there quicker?
Eight months is a long time off. I’ve had niggles and injuries, which I took time to recover from. I’ve not stopped training. I just took the opportunity to let my body heal and the usual things in life, ya know, changing jobs having kids and a family. But nonetheless, I’ve always been on the mats at Carlson’s.
Charles Joyner is the man that stands across the cage from you in Barnsley this Saturday. What do you know about him, and what threats do you think he’ll bring to the cage on fight night?
I’m aware he’s a high-level striker with some great credentials. He trains with good lads in a mma gym, I believe it’s his mma debut, so I imagine he’s put in the work and has a well-developed game. Threats in mma come from all angles, mate. You’ve just got to be wise and take each round as it comes.
Liam Dunn on Preparation
You look in tremendous shape ahead of May 27th. How much of your preparation involves strength and condition, if any?
You know, prep varies as you get through each week of camp; I start every morning with cardio, and depending on the schedule at Carlsons depends on what sessions I hit; mad Monday is a priority for the cardio, and then I’ll hit a couple of striking sessions a week, wrestling and Grappling with head coach Owen Livesey. Obviously, there is the strength and conditioning, which consists of plyo’s, strength-based work, and explosive Olympic lifts, and I also host a mma sparring session on a Sunday which always finishes 5x5s sparring full mma rules.
Eight months is also a long time to be consistently training and getting better. Where do you feel you’ve made the biggest improvements since then? What areas can we expect to see a massive difference in Liam Dunn?
My biggest improvements recently have been linking everything together and being energy efficient, which are massive factors in the pro game.
Visualisation
When your head hits the pillow at night, you roll through the endless possibilities of how the fight unfolds. What scenario plays the most? How do you get it done on Saturday night?
My head hits a pillow, and I’m asleep. I don’t sit and ponder on how things play out, I don’t over analyse, and I don’t worry about potential scenarios. I turn up and fight and get my hand raised at the end.
Finally, is there anybody you’d like to thank or shout out ahead of the fight? I’ll leave you with your last word.
Big love to my family, my fiancé first and foremost, who always got my back, supporting me since day one and never doubting me, as well the banes who know I fight and love it. Big shout out to all the Carlson Gracie dogs, a house full of killers, no man in there is an easy round, and if it wasn’t for likes Owen bumming my head off every session, I wouldn’t be at this level today.
Featured image credits to Caged Steel
