Marissa Heckman excited to make pro debut at Maverick 21
Marissa Heckman loves Maverick MMA and that’s why she’s once again coming back to compete in the promotion at Maverick 21 on Nov. 19.
The fight will mark her fifth within the promotion, but this fight will hold a special place in her career.
When Heckman makes the walk to the cage on Nov. 19 to take on Sandra Chenng, it will be the first of her professional career.
While there is some difference from the amateur to pro ranks, Heckman isn’t worried it will affect her performance since she has always trained like pro throughout her career.
In fact, she has made the best of her amateur days to grow as a fighter and most importantly she used the time to correct mistakes.
Perhaps the biggest thing that Heckman has corrected in her career as been her approach to her weight cut.
In the past, she would try and cut weight the way male athletes would, but due to the difference in a women’s body, the weight cut technique did not work for her. After a few tough weight cuts, Heckman has now mastered the weight cut and found a technique that has worked for her.
Now with the amateur days in the rear view mirror, Heckman is excited to finally make her pro debut on what maybe the Maverick fight card ever.
A win her debut would also be the cherry on top of the cake for a great year as Heckman got married just months ago.
Prior to the fight, Heckman spoke with MyMMANews about her upcoming fight, her love for Maverick MMA and life as a wife and mom.
You can watch her full interview in the video above.
A full list of fights scheduled for Maverick 21 are listed below:
Dennis Buzukja vs. Boimah Karmo
Shawn Stefanelli vs. Christian Carr
Steve Calero vs. Aaron Kennedy
Sandra Chheng vs. Marissa Heckman
Travis Foster vs. Mike Ahearn
Jesse Burke vs. Brett Floyd
Tom Hinz vs. TBA
Taylor McMahan vs. Josh Ugalde
Kelsey Hildale vs. Jani Rosario
Gabby Giordano vs. Theresa Saenz
Dan Albright vs. Ryan Appleby
Mike Noce vs. Alex Baker
Chris Muce vs. Jonathan Patane
Nick Gebhard vs. Christian Alvarez
