![]() ![]() ![]() Team Bison is kind of where it all happens for me. KK – Minnesota Martial Arts Academy, for me, is more about technique, and Team Bison is about power, aggression, and game planning. MH – What is the difference between training with Team Bison and the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy? I’m able to train with plenty of different people, with different styles, and take something from both teams and implement it into my game plan. Training full time I wanted to get the most diversified training that I could possibly get, so I’m cross-training I’d guess you’d say, I train at the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy and with Team Bison. KK – Well the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy has produced some of the best fighters from Minnesota, and some of the best fighters in the world. MH – How did you get involved with the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy? MH – (laughs) So that is what made you decide to start training and competing was that initial incident? I had no idea that what we were doing was legal, much less a legitimate sport. I was coming up on my 3rd MMA fight before I’d ever seen a Pride or a UFC. My first introduction to MMA was Sam Morgan, and started training with Team Bison from there. Just a little bit tipsy on a wine cooler or two, and got a little mouthy with a girl in the audience, and all the sudden I had a fight. I think we irritated each other more than anything, but just in the spirit of the night we decided that we were going to fight, and that is how I kind of got into it. Were very cordial with each other, we were almost friendly. So we became friends in college, and he brought me to one of his fights, and I got into a minor dispute with a girl in the crowd, we KK – You know, I met a boy in college, who is a fighter, Sam Morgan, he is also with EliteXC actually, he’s fighting Duane “Bang” Ludwig, on October 3rd, so the night before my fight, out in Denver. MH – How were you first introduced to mixed martial arts? Kelly Kobold – Well, trained today, and right now I’m sitting at work, it’s been a very slow day though, so not a whole lot going on here. Michael Hess – So what have you been up to so far today? Kelly Kobold MMA Fighter Interview I got to speak with Kelly Kobold regarding her upcoming network TV debut in EliteXC on October 4th against Gina Carano, funny stories about her teammates from Minnesota Martial Arts Academy and Team Bison, and her introduction to MMA. ![]()
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