MTG 103: Living The Muay Thai Life with Pro Fighter D.J Miller
The Muay Thai Guy Podcast - Episode 103
Totally dedicating your life to Muay Thai can be a difficult thing to do, especially with it being so difficult to make a living. But the lack of extrinsic reward doesn't deter fighters like Nak Muay Nation sponsored fighter, D.J. Miller from creating a lifestyle that allows him immerse himself in the sport.The first day D.J. stepped foot in a Muay Thai gym, he knew that Muay Thai was going to be a big part of his life. Since then he's had over 30 amateur fights, 12 championship belts and is off to a solid start in his professional career. I had a chance to talk with D.J. about his career including things like:
- How the movie "The Protector" peaked his curiosity about Muay Thai.
- Why even as a high school wrestler and experienced grappler, he chooses to stay away from MMA and focus solely on Muay Thai.
- How his location makes it hard for him to get fights as both an amateur and a pro.
- Why he chose to fight in so many Muay Thai tournaments throughout the states.
- The ups and downs of his career and how he was able to overcome a tough KO loss.
- Why he thinks Muay Thai needs more personality to grow in the U.S.
- How he able to train in small spurts throughout the entire day with his job.
- Why he takes it on himself to coach and lead a team of fighters.
- How he's able to balance training his team and training himself.
- His thoughts on weight cutting and why he would rather go up in weight than cut weight.
- And much, much more!
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