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My husband has always wanted to fight. Since the time he was younger he has been into boxing and martial arts and he loves ultimate fighting. He recently began pursuing it as a career, which quite honestly didn't thrill me, but I have always believed that two people when they are together need to support each other's dreams. I have always believed that if there is something that you want to do, just do it. Last year, when he first began talking about this, I really wanted to let him know that I was on board with the whole thing, so at Christmas time, I bought him some fight posters and some gym mats, and a heavy bag. Apparently I wasn't so well versed at buying fighting equipment though, because the heavy bag that I purchased was one that you stuff yourself, and somehow we couldn't get the weight and consistency just right, so this past year, I bought him a new one for his birthday and I just gave him the money and sent him to a big sporting goods store to go pick one out himself. He got it and we have since set up everything in the basement including the punching bag that he had from when he was a kid. Honestly, our basement is not finished, so it actually looks like a boxing gym from the old days. Now with Christmas coming he is telling me he wants some mma clothing and I really think that once again, I am going to let him pick out what he wants. I don't really feel comfortable picking stuff for him and especially as far as mma clothing is concerned, he needs a good fit, so I think that we will just maybe shop together for what he wants and then I will wrap it and put it under the tree. There is nothing like getting a present you can't use at Christmas to put a real damper on the day, so I think that letting him pick out his own stuff is just the way to go. I will still get him some little surprises that he doesn't know about, but chances are I will not attempt to purchase anymore martial arts equipment on my own, after all I was not so successful at it.