""I was doing security work, it was just a static shift. So I was just in my car, they had to obviously patrol the school grounds because they had break-ins and that," Thicknesse explained. "Then I'm like, you know what, I got no flights booked or anything, I'll treat myself. I'll have Uber Eats for lunch, Uber Eats for dinner and I'm not doing much.""
""I'm always staying pretty fit relatively and that sort of thing and I was just sort of keeping, trying to get a little bit of a game plan, staying injury free due to the short notice, not go 100% in a week and just cook myself or get hurt or So it was more about just getting a game plan together and trying to get some weight off.""
Colby Thicknesse received a short-notice call to fight on a UFC pay-per-view in Sydney while working a security shift. He had about a week to prepare and immediately began cutting weight, using saunas and brief conditioning while keeping training intensity low to avoid injury. The short-camp approach focused on a simplified game plan and weight management rather than peak performance. After three rounds the bout went to a decision against him, but the experience proved valuable. A subsequent fight in Perth allows full preparation time with his team, including Alexander Volkanovski, enabling detailed strategy and greater confidence.
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