However ridiculous it sounds, MMA changed my life. 3 years ago I was a 5ft.3 14st fat shit with absolutely no ambition in life, i took up boxing originally and kinda got bored so ventured into the realms of muay thai/Jui jitsu etc and Thoroughly enjoyed it and as a result, took it at Gcse and got A* throughout. In the last 3 years my fitness and general approach to life has changed 10x fold, i've got routine, ambition and feel as though i know what i want to do in life. Obviously, I'd love to compete at national/International level but then everyone would, it's a pipe dream . 26 isn't too old atall, alot of accomplised mixed martial artists didn't even begin competing until they were that age, Ok so you'll have to work a little harder than most but if it's something you're genuinely interested in then you'll enjoy doing it, is there a specific area of mma you're interested in or just mma in general?