“It Is in the Blood”: After Announcing MMA Comeback, Amanda Serrano Finds a New Wrestling Partner in Her Nephew

Amanda Serrano has conquered the sport of boxing. She recently, announced that should be crossing over to another discipline of combat, and that is MMA.  However, it bears mention that the multi-weight champion has competed in the MMA before. Her record in the MMA has remained untainted.

Ahead of her return to the octagon, Serrano reveals that she may have found a new training partner, and that happens to be her 14-year-old nephew. So let’s wait no further and find out all about it.

Serrano’s nephew impreses her with his wrestling ability

Now and then, the Peurto Rican takes a break from sharing her training regime and gives glimpses about her lesser-known side. In a recent Instagram story, she revealed that her nephew, who happens to be 14, competed in a wrestling contest. In the bout, he was victorious and won spectacularly by pinning his opponent down. This impressed Serrano.

While contemplating him as a new partner, she stated, “Watching my nephew compete in his varsity wrestling tournament. Of course, he’s the only one in the white. I do submission wrestling for MMA now I have a strong partner to roll with.” 

In another Instagram story, she remarked that he was bound to be good at fighting. She added, “It is in the blood. My 14-year-old Nephew is in his 1st High school varsity wrestling tournament today. He’s doing amazing against older more experienced wrestlers. Just won the second match by pin.”

MMA is on her mind at the moment and the Serrano family has multiple fighters from different disciplines. Ahead of her comeback in the octagon, let’s take a look at how her training for MMA is different from the training she puts in for boxing.

The training regime for Amanda Serrano

The Puerto Rican boxer is making her MMA comeback under the PFL banner. Although she has experience in MMA, it bears mention that she is primarily a boxer. However, she is cutting no corners in ensuring she masters all disciplines of MMA. In a Tweet, she stated, “I’m getting my @PFLMMA itch! This entire week I’m going in on MMA training. Today I did 1hr of kicking w/knees & elbow strikes Tomorrow is my Submission Wrestling (Which is what I do so I don’t have to do BJJ separately) It felt great kicking, the grappling is a nightmare.” 

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Time is exciting for Serrano and her fans. One can sit back and see how the cards unfold and her career transition. But until then, we are curious to know, what you make of her comeback in the MMA. Share with us your thoughts and opinions in the comments below.

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