San Diego’s Lynch pushing limits in cage

As a doctor’s assistant working for Ache Consultants of San Diego, Jamey Lynch spends the majority of his weekdays serving to sufferers take care of ache.

On Friday night time within the cage at Humphreys by the Bay, the Blended Martial Arts fighter can be trying to dish some out.

Lynch (4-2-0) will face Cesar Gonzalez (4-4-0) in a 160-pound catchweight battle on the six-fight essential card of Cage Warriors 139.

The principle occasion will function Jordan Bailey towards Alex Trinidad in a light-weight bout and embody San Diego native Blair Chasen’s MMA debut towards Kona Oliviera in a welterweight bout.

Through the years, Cage Warriors has served as a springboard to the Final Preventing Championship for greater than 100 fighters, together with stars of the game similar to Conor McGregor, Michael Bisping, Paddy “the Baddy” Pimblett and Dan Hardy and Friday’s occasion can be streamed dwell into hundreds of thousands of houses and on-line world wide by way of UFC Battle Move.

For an aspiring fighter like Lynch, a 31-year-old who trains out of GameBred Coaching Heart in Chula Vista and former UFC star Chris Leben’s The Coaching Heart in Pacific Seaside, the occasion is an opportunity to showcase improvement and catch the attention of followers, promoters and the game’s main profession makers similar to UFC President Dana White.

“The last word purpose is to make UFC and performing nicely in an occasion like that is the best way to make that purpose occur,” Lynch stated. “(Cage Warriors) has helped lots of people make that soar and that’s what I’ve been working so laborious for. I’m excited for this chance.”

This would be the fourth time Lynch has carried out in a Cage Warriors occasion in San Diego.

He’s coming off a March 3 win (choice) over Albert Lee however says that it was a loss to Richie Miranda by way of a first-round rear bare choke maintain in October of 2021 that really influenced his method.

“What it actually did was make me look inside and give attention to that psychological facet of my recreation,” Lynch stated. “To be extra intentional with coaching. Now, I method coaching with extra focus. Extra locked in on particulars. Not simply getting by means of the time. Not letting my thoughts drift however specializing in what I really want for every particular exercise as a result of I don’t need that occuring once more.”

Leben, who can be making his skilled debut as a referee Friday night time, works day by day with fighters like Lynch at The Coaching Heart and tries to impart the knowledge he gained over the course of a UFC profession that ran for over a decade.

“What makes this sport so distinctive is {that a} three-round battle can go so quick and judging could be very subjective,” Leben stated. “So coaching the appropriate means and being 100% ready whenever you step in that cage is crucial. Cage Warriors is a superb platform for fighters making an attempt to make that climb. You must get in there and expertise every thing that goes with it. That’s the one option to study and develop.”

Lynch’s entry into fight sports activities got here after wrestling from the age of 8 by means of highschool after which one 12 months at Sacramento Metropolis School. After becoming a member of the Navy, he skilled and served as a rescue swimmer whereas dabbling in jiu-jitsu and figuring out at an MMA gymnasium in Washington.

After leaving the Navy, Lynch continued to dabble in fight sports activities and entered some newbie MMA occasions whereas going to highschool to turn into a doctor’s assistant. He’s labored in that subject for the final two years.

A typical day entails waking up at 5:45 a.m. for a 45-minute jog after which working with sufferers on the clinic sandwiched round coaching classes at GameBred and The Coaching Heart.

“I actually take pleasure in serving to folks get to the foundation causes of their ache or harm and I like competing as a result of I like testing myself,” Lynch stated. “I don’t battle for the cash — I just do fantastic with my different profession — I do it as a result of I need to see how far I can take it, to essentially see how far I can push myself.”

Carter is a contract author.