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Trying to achieve those strength levels is all well and good, but to say that is the minimum you should be able to achieve before you compete is way out.

Compete when you feel ready if your holding your own in training with guys who themselves compete, then you know you are physically ready.

In training you find that you are gasing to quick, the you are going to have to put in the extra cardio.

In MMA, running for miles, may help you lose some fat, but for the kind of fitness you need you may still find you gas after 1 min in a match.

Same with sprint training thats great for helping explosive bursts in a match but not much else.

The key is to be sport specific, you need to be able to go full for about 5 mins. Now obv. the ideal would be to spar but sparing can be inconsistent depending on training partners.

If you want to run, a marathon is to much and 100m sprint is short. The best would prob be the1500m. At this distance it will incorporate, the aerobic and aerobic at a 50/50 split which is perfect for MMA.

My bad, it is early in the morning though!!

But still I think its good to make it clear that they are only guide lines for his club as some people who are thinking of competing may be put of by meeting those guide lines.

i whole heartedly agree, that the fitter you are the better.
And as long as you are strong and not carrying to much fat that is good to.

I've had about about 10 amateur MMA/ sub wrestling fights.

Weak as a kitten?!

SFUKN if you are not on the juice and for six reps you can bench 150% your bodyweight, Squat 200%, military press 100% and dead lift 250%, you are strong!!

This is what i am aiming for, I'm getting there, but I'm not there yet!

Short stocky people may find they do better in the squat and bench, tall lanky guys will find the dead lift will be their stronger exercise.