CHICAGO – Norbert Novenyi thinks the skills are there in all facets, but there are still untrainable intangibles that come with fighting for real.
At Bellator 297, Novenyi (6-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) competes for the second time in less than four months, though the pair of fights came after a nearly three-year layoff. There’s no substitute for actual competition, but so far Novenyi hasn’t noticed much of a difference from training.
“The fact that no one is wearing shin pads and there’s small gloves, it’s a lot scarier and you feel the shots a bit more, as well,” Novenyi told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a pre-fight news conference Tuesday. “But I do this day in and day out. This is what I do. I’m very consistent with what I do. Because everything comes naturally, it doesn’t feel so different.”
