Hunter Lawrence has been near perfect in the twenty-seven SMX World Championship rounds that led to the postseason. The combination of mud and a two-week old wrist injury made the first playoff in Columbus, Ohio, a difficult one for the number one seed, however.
 

Here, he talks about his surprising lack of positive results in the mud in 2026 and the genesis of his wrist injury. The revealing chat with Vital MX’s Lewis Phillips is proudly backed by DeCal Works.