Everything is a story.
My brown belt I could go on forever but right now let’s go in to the left cheek tattoo…😉
When I was about 18 my dad was going through a midlife crisis and bought a ‘98 t-top corvette. He let me and my best friend take it out for the night and we decided to go cruising in downtown Denver.
We ended up at at a stoplight next to another corvette. We gave each other the look to race, even though it was only going to be to the next stop light. 💪🏼😂
The coast was clear, there were no people, and we peeled out. I don’t remember who won.
We ended up laughing and talking with the other driver and passenger and decided to hang out. Conversations revealed that they were apprenticing to be tattoo artists and offered to give us free tattoos.
My friend and I decided we wanted to get something together, so we landed on the idea of this little heart on our left booty cheeks. Mine was black and purple, hers was black and pink.
Shortly after we got the tattoos (we had seen them open the packaging so we “knew” we were being safe 🙄) they started saying they are directors with Girls Gone Wild and if we wanted to “try out” that they could “get us in” and that they would buy us beer.
We looked at each other and she said “I forgot something in the car, Cat, could you come with me? We will be right back?” As we got out of the door we went in to a full sprint, jumped in the corvette and sped away, never to look back.
Yes that was dumb, yes it was bad to race, yes we left without saying goodbye, it went from being reckless fun to unsafe vibes. Such a different chapter, I would never now 😅.
She went on to be one of the top realtors in Colorado and I went on to be a world class athlete.
We both kept the tattoo :)
Do you have any dumb tattoos or questionable decision making stories from when you were a new adult?
Call me crazy, but when I drive I always have one leg bent and on the seat while the other one hits the pedals. If I’m in lace up shoes they stay on, but if I’m in flip flops or high heels, I’m more comfortable and feel in better control if I kick them off. Been a habit of mine my whole life since always being barefoot all summer growing up. Do you have any thing you do to stay most comfortable in the car?
Here was the live stream from earlier. Again sorry that I screwed up the timing and accidentally started an hour early guys, but now I can’t wait for the next one!!
I’m so grateful for you!
Soon:)
Please leave feedback in the comments so I can make them better and take care of things ♥️🙏🏼🥰
Guys!!!! I am on a different time zone and I got excited and actually did the livestream an HOUR EARLY! I’m so sorry I messed this up, sincerely my bad. I am unable to get back on because of the next thing I screwed up, but I will do another live stream very soon!!
Thanks for the love and understanding 🙏🏼♥️🥰
Hey guys!
Just want to let you know we will be doing our first livestream on Saturday at 6:00 pm PST here on OF.
Make sure to set your clocks and check it out:)
Excited to see ya!
Submit your questions in the comments!
I like when I go in to a gym and overhear people who are surprised talking about how strong I am to train with. Does that make me cocky?
I hope you guys are laying low and chillin this Memorial Day 😎✌🏼
Holy Soley Sunday, I’m on a road trip with my feet up on the dashboard as I go through my phone.
Here are some pictures of my feet I’ve taken over the last few weeks. Tops and bottoms like you’ve asked me about :)
I’m out of town for some wrestling events. Came to teach, train and go to a hall of fame induction for a college team mate. Anyone know what’s fun to do in Dallas for Memorial Day weekend? I even brought my boots! 🤠
Had some big phone calls last night and it’s confirmed!
I’m fighting for the Featherweight world title at the end of September/early October :)
I’m telling you first so 🤫 🤐
Stay tuned for details!!
🥰♥️🥊🥋🤼♀️ 🏋🏻♀️
Sundays I love to sleep in 🥰😴
When I was coming up in wrestling, my coaches would always tell us to take Sundays completely off and “W.I.N.” during the season, to bring awareness to the present moment.
W.I.N. to them stood for “Whats Important Now”.
The whole week is a grind and the W.I.N. of the training week is to go hard, to learn, to build strength/endurance and to apply skills in the live goes. That’s what’s important on the day to day of training.
The weekends, the W.I.N. Is to rest on Saturday night and Sunday so that our bodies are prepared and recovered to do it all over again starting on Monday. It’s not always fun or easy to practice W.I.N. especially because it means you have to be disciplined, you sometimes tell people “no” to fun things, you feel hungry or bored, etc.
The further out from competition you are the more flexible you can being active on rest days, but when you have a fight or big goal on the horizon, the best thing you can do if you want to achieve your personal best is remembering “W.I.N.” and apply it to your routine.
XO
Cat
Who’s watching UFC Fight Night: Dern Vs Hill tonight?!!
Here are my predictions.
What are yours??
Side note: I forgot to add Kowalkiewicz (14-7) vs Demopoulos (9-4).
I love Karolina and I know she wants to redeem her recent performances, so I’m picking her to win.
Sooooo…who you got?
I am honestly so overwhelmed with how cool you guys are! Thank you for being so bad ass.
I’m trying to figure out how to organize messages as I’m answering and I seem to keep losing track of what and to whom I owe customs. If I haven’t sent you something that I said I would please ping me one more time! My bad and I’ll get it to you asap!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I spent this whole weekend coaching highschool wrestling in Salt Lake City.
It’s a lot of energy but I love it, whether they win or lose!
One thing about wrestling is that it’s all about moments. You can’t get ahead of yourself. If you win enough moments you win the match. Applies to so much in life!
Reverse Triangle Finishes
Even though the position didn’t present itself this last fight, this reverse triangle series was something I worked on and plan to have to execute in my fights.
First position is to secure the head by pinning the arm and stepping over to collect the head and neck between my thighs.
Second position is to rotate through to the opposite hip while keeping the head/arm trapped and the opposite arm linked at my elbow.
First finish I extend my upper body away while pulling the near linked arm while squeezing my thighs around the head/neck for the triangle.
Second finish I keep the near arm locked but push the far arm up my thigh, keeping contact, to get the Kimora.
Third finish I push their near elbow to the mat and cover their hand with my palm pressing the fingertips towards their inner forearm for the wrist lock.
Fourth finish is to key lock the wrists, roll to my opposite side using my forehead for balance and switch dominant legs on the reverse triangle while keeping the head/arm, push down and away at the elbow for the near arm Kimora.
Which one is the meanist?
Which is my best side? Left or right?
Because of my years and years of wrestling I’m right side dominant, which makes me a south paw in MMA, meanwhile I am not actually left handed. I’ve found it extremely useful in sports to make myself ambidextrous which is why you’ll see me switch a lot. Fun fun!
I intended to be posting more, I’m waiting on some communications from OF to figure out athlete relations and how best to move forward with the fun when that conversation/instruction is complete. Thank you for your patience and loyalty. You guys really are the best!
Meanwhile here’s my new one piece ❤️🙏🏼
This was meant to be my weigh in swim suit, but I had a wardrobe malfunction right before I walked out and it felt a little to skimpy for public. Cute though eh? 😏
Wardrobe change 👟 🧦 🦶🏼
Walking in to Muay Thai… but my feet are cold!
I used to jump rope with a 3 lb rope for 45 minutes every day in Colorado during the winter and it could be hard on cold toes. San Diego is much nicer weather, but I still need socks on the mat until I’m extra warm!
All this hard work in each chapter of training has been worth it, my body is so strong and ready.
Excited for March 31st.
Finally my weekend!
I had my last session of the week today and worked my top game and finishes.
Happy to be able to lay down and step out of fight world. How do you think I should relax tonight?
What are y’all doing this weekend??
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When I’m not working out, I’m usually running around in havaianas (sandals) but I sure do love putting on a good pair of heels. 👠
I routinely get a pedicure every two weeks because taking care of and keeping our feet nice as fighters is very very important.🦶🏼💆🏻♀️
This is a Muay Thai freestyle drill that really really helps me get ready for a fight. My coach has me take off my wrist wraps and only have the gloves on, he straps up his body guard then has me put on my shin pads. This is so I’ll pull my punches 😅 and have padded kicks, therefore, won’t injure him as I still need him healthy and able to train me for the next 5 weeks.🤣
The main objective is to freestyle target practice my kicks 🎯, keeping my eyes, mind and position ready for any opening while using my strikes to set up angles and figure out proper distance. It is a way for me to perfect my speed, accuracy and timing while finding placement for throwing kicks that will cause damage.
What’s the best combo you see here? Think you could wear these kicks at my 30% power?
Friday sparring was HARD. I’m hot 🥵, sweaty💦 my feet🦶🏼need a massage and I’m ready to enjoy my rest day tomorrow! 💆🏻♀️
I had a really strong week. It’s good days and great days as long as I’m showing up.
Strike by strike, movement by movement, breath by breath, minute by minute. It’s all part of getting ready.
