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Mind Of The Warrior

Episode 08: The Ultimate Fighter 16 Winner, Colton Smith

Mind Of The Warrior

Dr Mike Simpson

Mma, Philosophy, Combat, Self-improvement, Education, Nutrition, Mixedmartialarts, Military, Fitness, Health, Society & Culture, Medicine

4.8900 Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Colton Smith is an active duty Sergeant First Class in the United States Army, he is currently assigned as an instructor in Modern Army Combatives (MACP) at Fort Hood Texas. He has deployed multiple times as an infantryman, and is among the few soldiers who has earned both the Ranger and Sapper tabs. He was the winner of season 16 of The Ultimate Fighter(TUF), and is currently signed by the World Series of Fighting(WSOF) as a welterweight. In addition to his full-time career as a soldier, and status as a professional MMA fighter, Colton also markets a line of fight clothing under the Enlisted Nine brand.

Twitter: @ColtonSmithMMA

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEAMGOFAKMMA?fref=ts

Enlisted Nine: http://enlistednine.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Enlisted-Nine-Fight-Company/512537512122083?fref=ts

Grunt Style: http://www.gruntstyle.com

Serving over 3 decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as an Emergency Medicine Physician assigned to Special Operations, Mike Simpson is well acquainted with what it truly means to be a warrior. As a board certified Emergency Medicine Physician, and a practicing fight doctor, Mike works extensively with Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighters, law enforcement, and military organizations providing medical care and training. As one of the foremost experts in both tactical medicine and combat sports medicine, he is highly sought after as a lecturer and instructor. Now, as host of the Mind Of The Warrior podcast, Mike shares his knowledge, and that of his guests, in an effort to spread to warrior ethos to the general public.

Website: http://www.hoplonmedical.com

Email: hoplonmedical@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hoplonmedical

Twitter: @MMA_Doctor

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Since the dawn of time there has existed an elite warrior class those with the courage

0:20.3

and the will to achieve victory have always set themselves apart.

0:24.1

Today, these warriors can be found not only on the modern battlefield, but also in the

0:28.7

sports arena, in the boardroom, and in the classroom.

0:32.3

Now join our host Dr. Mike Simpson,

0:34.8

former Special Forces Operator and highly regarded

0:37.4

mixed martial arts fight doctor as he takes you inside the mind of

0:41.2

the warrior.

0:52.0

Hey everybody, welcome to mind of the warrior. lots of great reception to last week's

0:54.7

episode of the podcast with uh... chail sonnet shortly after the podcast was

0:58.8

released it was announced that chail had signed with the world Series of Fighting as a commentator.

1:04.4

And so it's fitting that this week is our guest on Mind of the Warrior.

1:08.0

We have World Series of Fighting, Welterweight Fighter, UFC Alumnus, and winner of the Ultimate Fighter season 16, Colton Smith.

1:17.0

Colton joins us via telephone right after this, so don't go away. Hey Warriors, I get a lot of correspondence from a lot of my listeners saying,

1:32.0

hey Mike, what do you do to stay in

1:33.3

shape what's your secret to peak performance? Well that was something I struggled

1:37.0

with for a long time and then I picked up a copy of the program personal evolution

1:41.6

by my good friend Dr Drew Wiggie.

1:44.1

Drew has diet and exercise tips that can help any warrior of any age obtain their

1:49.1

pre-performance.

1:50.1

Look forward on Amazon and don't forget, when podcast has reached 100 reviews I'll be giving away a free copy of this book.

1:57.0

That's the program Personal Evolution by Dr Drew Winger.

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