alright. i understand where your coming from with the mma, i have a wrestling background of 12 years myself with some muy thai, bjj, kung fu, and tae kwon doe mixed in. personally, i have always been the strongest and leanest guy in my weight class which has given me a huge, sometimes ridiculous, advantage over my opponent. when i used to enter tournaments a few years ago i wouldnt do it year round, i would train 5 days a week for an hour or two with wrestling/bjj/muy thai, and lift 5 days a week for 45 mins. it was hard to not be lean, but i would pound protein shakes and consume around 4500 cals a day in order to gain weight and strength. then come winter and summer i would cut down to get shredded but keep the strength lifts up and dominate the competition.
whats your goal man with this cycle? overall mass? just strength? lean body mass? what weight would you like to be at? what are your strength goals?