Coaches play a major role in a UFC fighter’s success. As such, the whole game plan and training sessions ahead of a fight are constituted by a coach. Gerald Meerschaert, a UFC veteran, talked about the importance of coaches while grooming a fighter. Not only that, but ‘GM3’ also shares an intriguing bit about the camaraderie he shares with his coaches.
The training methods range from the hard and brutal way to train the fighters to others finding more lighthearted approaches. However, the ultimate goal for each remains the same: to produce the best fighters. In a recent podcast episode of Show Me The Money, UFC veteran Gerald Meerschaert heaps praise on his coaches. As such, GM3 even reveals his way of commending their efforts.
I’ve been around for a while now and when I got that it’s like I always try to look at it this way, you’re going to pay somebody, you’re either going to pay the government more taxes or you can give a little more back to the people that help you right and I’d rather just sleep better at night, take care of my guys, show them some love.
Gerald Meerschaert via Show Me The Money
Per Meerschaert, he is making a comfortable living for himself because of his coaches. To compensate for that, GM3 shared his ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus with his coaches. GM3 sharing his bonus might set an example among other fighters. While discussion of fighter pay remains a relevant topic, one can only wonder how little the coaches would make.
One of the most humiliating defeats in Meerschaert’s career was against Khamzat Chimaev. The Chechen fighter ended the fight against GM3 in just 17 seconds. After that, there were several instances where the UFC veteran expressed his dislike towards Chimaev.
As for his fighting career, Meerschaert is currently on a two-fight win streak and en route to shine again in the middleweight division. His most recent win was against Edmen Shahbazyan two weeks ago. Following that win, he even made an intriguing callout as he named Paul Craig to be his next opponent. However, amidst that, Meerschaert also shared some behind-the-scenes details about a coach.
Gerald Meerschaert discusses a coach role while training
Gerald Meerschaert made his UFC debut back in December 2016. Since then, his journey in the promotion has been full of ups and downs. Even though GM3 has had some significant victories, he still failed to earn a title shot for himself. After such a long career, Meerschaert holds an intriguing feat to his name. The American currently has the most finishes in the UFC middleweight division history.
Gerald Meerschaert with his team (Image via Instagram)Meerschaert frequently acknowledges the crucial role played by his coaches in his remarkable journey in the UFC. He reiterated this sentiment in a recent Show Me The Money podcast episode. Additionally, GM3 elaborated on the significant role of coaches and the challenges they face while training fighters.
We don’t have like a billionaire owner for each separate gym or team and on top of that like I’m not going to get what I get and win as much as I do without those guys and their knowledge and like their bodies…
Gerald Meerschaert via Show Me The Money
Gerald Meerschaert commended his coach’s constant efforts to make him a better fighter while taking his shots during training. An overall explanation of a coach’s impact has never been provided before, as Meerschaert did. Following this, the netizens also showed much respect to the UFC veteran in the podcast’s comment section.
