Sandenbergh stands out in the MMA arena because she keeps it real

• Published in: Cape times (South Africa)
• Main Author: Moses, Liam
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cape Town Independent Online (South Africa) 19.05.2016
• Subjects: Crain, Mec; Sandenbergh, Lyndall

[Mec Crain] and business partner/life partner/student Lyndall Sandenbergh also don't fit the standard mould of mixed martial arts competitors. Both are proud advocates of veganism and barefoot long distance running, and their "hippy" demeanor is completed by the tribal earplugs and nail polish they both wear. Still, it would probably be a mistake to let any of those differences convince you that Mec's is somehow less serious about the sport. "I think it possibly just gives us a different approach to the fighting. Fighting is very real and everything we do is about being real and about being natural and all those good things," she said. "I think it actually fits in quite well with living a primal lifestyle, if you can call it that, because fighting is incredibly primal. You put little kids together and what do they do? They start wrestling. It's such a part of who we are as human beings and not just human beings, but beings in general. Have you ever seen kangaroos fight? Animals wrestle, they fight. It's what we do, it's what we're all supposed to be doing. We're just trying to be true to all aspects of ourselves in that sense." Though Crain's laidback manner cuts a sharp contrast to Sandenbergh's, he echoes her sentiments as far as fighting and Cape Town's "deep south" are concerned.