Team Australia blog: Chris Indich on 'TUF Nations,' episode No. 3

Well, that sucked and was honestly very hard to watch. But it was a must for me in the evolution of my fight game, and it gives me some clear-cut things I need to work on and improve on. Now I know the direction I need to head in for training and things like that.

Watching on TV, that was not the fight I remembered in my head. But I could definitely see and now feel like I didn’t leave it all out there in the cage, which makes the loss cut even more deep. I know if I had left it all out there and lost, then I would just be like, “I got beat,” and that would be that. But I still had bullets in the chamber, so to speak. I picked a bad time to have a bad day.

The whole fight, I was just off the pace, like I never really got going. But with that said, full credit to Chad Laprise. He was the better fighter on the night and was good enough to jump on my mistakes. Not just that but him being a good fighter with good footwork and boxing, he had a good ability to get in and out of range very well. I wish him the best in the competition and throghout his career.

I think it would be hard not to say the emotion and size of the event may have got to me. I fought off to how I normally fight. I didn’t use any of the skills that got me to the position of being on the “The Ultimate Fighter.” It would have been nice to have displayed my full arsenal. I know if I had, I could be writing a happier blog, but that is not the case.

There were just little things that kind of got in my head, like I could hear the Canadian team talking about me saying, “I don’t like to be hit,” and some things like that. But who does really?? It’s almost the point of fighting: Hit and not get hit.

I think I went in there with too much ego. But I have learned from that, and it shows that I’m still relatively new in my MMA career – and that I still have much to learn. But from that fight, I guess it shows that I can take a punch if I have too. Although, I would recommend to myself don’t do that too often. Ha!

I thought that I at least may have won the second round. It was close, and I think that round could have gone either way. I would have liked a third round. I felt like I was starting to get my rhythm and Chad’s gas tank was fading. A third would have been interesting. Hopefully one day I can get a rematch.

From this episode, you got to have a peek into my life. I know I could have hid my story or life on the show, but that’s just not me. I wear my heart on my sleeve and my passion and love for what I do. I put a lot of time, emotion and sacrifice, into MMA and most things I do. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.

It was tough for me post-fight. I just wanted to hide and stay away from everyone, and I don’t know, just really avoid everyone. But you don’t get that luxury in the house. Still, I really have to thank my Team Australia brothers. They just made things light and shared some humor and fun, which made it hard for me to be in a funk.

I am super pumped for Nordine Taleb and Tyler Manawaroa‘s showdown next week. It’s an epic fight and is going to be a great fight for the people. And I swear if I hear the term, “He’s a beast” one more time, I may scream. A fun thing to do is every time you hear the phrase “He’s a beast,” change it to, “He’s a crab” in your head. It’s much funnier!!

I mention having a rough upbringing but I just have to say, although it wasn’t nice, I do thank my dad for that. It made me tough and kept me on the straight and narrow. I just want to say me and my dad have a great relationship and have great respect for each other.

With MMA everything I give out, I expect to receive. I have given out before, just this time it was my turn.

I would like to thank my sponsors – Toys Collective and Roundtable Roofing Plt Ltd Perth.

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“TUF Nations” cast member Chris Indich (5-1) blogs each week exclusively for MMAjunkie. The Team Australia welterweight takes readers behind the scenes of the FOX Sports 1-broadcast series, which airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET. Catch Johnson on Twitter at @IndichMMA.