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The bottom line is all it takes to become an MMA fighter is to sign a fight contract. It doesn’t take any extensive training, or time commitment to sign. The real question is what does it take to become a SUCCESSFUL pro MMA fighter. To be a successful fighter, you have to above all else, have drive and heart. I say that to say that your current physical condition and experience level are non-issues. Likewise, thinking about a timeline is the wrong mode of thinking. The mode of thinking should be “regardless of how long it takes I’m going to be great at this.” The trick to making this actionable is to apply this mode of thinking to micro-goals. Keep your end goal of being a pro MMA fighter in the back of your mind, but once you hit the gym you pick a micro-goal like throwing a jab that make a loud pop when it hits the bag. Once you achieve that then you pick another micro-goal like throwing a kick that can make the bag start to fold. It’s the concept of using micro-goals that’s the most effective for making you successful in MMA, because it makes success a habit. Even if it takes 5 years to get to that level that you imagined yourself, during that entire 5 years you were having success and accomplishments every step of the way.