Days passed quickly.
Training never slowed, and both Damon and Ivan were locked in. Each coach pushed their fighters with everything they had, drilling, adjusting and watching closely.
Damon, especially, had been feeling the weight of the role more with each day.
He had always respected coaches, but now he truly understood how hard it was.
Being a fighter was demanding, but coaching was a different kind of responsibility. You weren't just thinking for yourself.
You had to plan for someone else. You had to see their weaknesses, find ways to cover them, and still bring out what they did best, all in a short window of time.
For Damon, this was even harder because he was new to it. He hadn't trained José Alvarez for years.
He'd barely known the man a week. There was no deep trust built yet, no full familiarity with his habits.
And yet he was expected to guide him into the biggest fight of the season so far.
