300: Championship Mentality w Eric Nicksick

About this episode

Eric Nicksick shares insights on achieving high performance in MMA and life.

Eric Nicksick is an American mixed martial arts coach and former college football player, currently the general manager and head coach at Xtreme Couture. Three MMA fighters have become UFC champions under his guidance: Francis Ngannou, Aljamain Sterling, and Sean Strickland. In this episode, James and Eric discuss what it takes to perform at a high level in the fight game and life. Eric shares stories and insights that can help anyone show up to their craft with more intention and intensity. The post 300: Championship Mentality w Eric Nicksick appeared first on .

People in this episode

Host: James

Guest: Eric Nicksick

Topics covered

• mixed martial arts
• performance coaching
• high-level performance
• intention
• intensity

Keywords

• UFC
• Xtreme Couture
• championship mentality

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Books & works: 300: Championship Mentality

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