On The Spot ~ Cat Albert

Cat Albert began training Jiu Jitsu in March of 2007 with Professor Mauricio Zingano and instantly fell in love with the sport. She started to compete in and win many tournaments, including the 2007 World Jiu Jitsu Championships. Throughout her entire Jiu Jitsu career, she has never had a point scored against her. In October of 2007 she got her start at Mixed Martial Arts winning her first match by TKO in a little over a minute into the first round.

Cat is known for her incredible tenacity, aggressiveness and relentless style of fighting. Recently, the 2-0 (8-1 overall) Cat ‘Alpha’ Albert sat down with MMA Spot's Damien Masters to talk about her young MMA career.

Damien: I will start by saying congratulations on your recent win, and acquiring the 135 lbs. Purefight Women’s Championship. How does it feel being a champion?
Cat: Feels great. I was really excited to get a chance at a title belt and a chance to somewhat avenge my only loss to Louise Johnson. Accomplishing many of my goals in the fight makes it an extra special win for me and my coaches.

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Damien: Where do you train?
Cat: I train with Mauricio Zingano at Zingano Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for my MMA, Wrestling and Jiu Jitsu. I train with Oscar Martinez at Muay Thai of Colorado for my stand up.

Damien: What made you first decide that MMA was the career path for you?
Cat: I always did well in everything I ever tried as far as sports go. The sport that I identified with the most was wrestling; both freestyle and collegiate. I picked up Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and excelled very quickly giving me and my coaches more incentive to get me into the cage. Having had a wrestling/BJJ background and an interest in MMA, I felt that half of the work needed to be a successful fighter was already done. I already had the mental toughness, the killer instinct, and the ground skills required to go into combat, I just needed to learn to fight on my feet. I took my first fight back in OCT of 2007 and couldn’t remember being that excited since I was a little kid. After that fight, I was determined to take myself to a whole new level of mental, physical, and emotional challenges. There is nothing out there that has given me the opportunity to test myself like MMA has. I am ready to take it to the top and I can’t wait to see the view.

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Damien: What are your thoughts on the Women’s MMA scene, where do you see it going in the future?
Cat: I think women fighters are making leaps and bounds as far as technique and skill levels. That, in itself, will make the women’s MMA scene grow. I occasionally see women’s MMA fights to be the most intense fights of the card, and that seems to be happening more and more frequently. I like the progress of women’s MMA, I also think women should get paid a little better. I have heard that women will never be in the UFC, which is fine.

For the full interview check it out here at MMASPOT.