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As for the gym, which Lamas opened in May 2018, COVID shut it down for 70 days, but now it’s almost business as usual.
“It was stressful, just kind of taking it day-by-day,” he said. “We didn’t know what was gonna happen or where we were gonna go but thank God we survived and we’re doing good now. We’re just looking to keep it going and keep expanding the gym.”
Once Lamas takes the gloves off for the last time and walks off into the sunset, he will have even more time to focus on his gym, and even though fighting is first now, he knows it won’t always be, and preparing for the next chapter is an important lesson for the younger generation of fighters.
“It’s extremely important,” he said. “It’s the exact reason why I found a good support team and good partners and opened up this gym. I didn’t know how much longer I was gonna be doing this. I tend to go fight-by-fight and listen to my body, and I’ve been feeling good and doing well so far, but you always have to have something on the backburner ready to go. I didn’t want to wait until I retired to start this gym, so that’s why we opened up in 2018 so I could just flow into this as soon as I’m ready to hang the gloves up.”
Lamas isn’t ready yet, though. In fact, he feels better than ever as he approaches the big 4-0.
“I’m feeling good,” he said. “Honestly, for this camp, I don’t think I’ve ever put in as much work as I have. My weight is better than it’s ever been. I look better now at 38 than I did when I was 28. My body’s feeling good and I’m starting to get the whole recovery routine down to make my body last a little longer. We’re always about training hard, but we’re never about recovering. So if you don’t have that balance, then you’re gonna burn your body out.”
So we can expect to see him back again before the end of the year?
“It’s definitely a possibility,” he laughs. “If I come out unscathed with no injuries and good to go, then I could definitely look to make a quick turnaround.”