readin this over my lunch thought i'd share
knuckle up
Fans of all shapes and sizes have migrated to the sport and some of MMA's biggest fans are athletes from other sports. One of those fans happens to be former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Marcus Jones. He was so passionate about MMA that soon after walking away from the NFL in 2002, Jones decided to satisfy his competitive itch by taking up MMA.
Jones first started giving MMA serious consideration after meeting MMA instructor Rob Kahn at a Tampa-area restaurant. Kahn is the proprietor and head instructor of a Royce Gracie affiliate school in Tampa, which is responsible for having its students cast for the past three seasons of the UFC's reality television show The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV.
Despite a late start in MMA, Jones is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Alan Berubie, Matt Arroyo, and Brandon Sene, the three students of Kahn's that have been featured on TUF.
Jones did not immediately enroll at Kahn's school after their initial meeting, but having already been a big MMA fan, the idea of being a participant in addition to observer began to ferment. It wasn't until being taken down to the ground while sparring with a friend on vacation that the former North Carolina Tar Heel decided to take matters into his own hands.
2 page article good read though
Original Story:
http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/stor....
knuckle up
Fans of all shapes and sizes have migrated to the sport and some of MMA's biggest fans are athletes from other sports. One of those fans happens to be former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Marcus Jones. He was so passionate about MMA that soon after walking away from the NFL in 2002, Jones decided to satisfy his competitive itch by taking up MMA.
Jones first started giving MMA serious consideration after meeting MMA instructor Rob Kahn at a Tampa-area restaurant. Kahn is the proprietor and head instructor of a Royce Gracie affiliate school in Tampa, which is responsible for having its students cast for the past three seasons of the UFC's reality television show The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV.
Despite a late start in MMA, Jones is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Alan Berubie, Matt Arroyo, and Brandon Sene, the three students of Kahn's that have been featured on TUF.
Jones did not immediately enroll at Kahn's school after their initial meeting, but having already been a big MMA fan, the idea of being a participant in addition to observer began to ferment. It wasn't until being taken down to the ground while sparring with a friend on vacation that the former North Carolina Tar Heel decided to take matters into his own hands.
2 page article good read though
Original Story:
http://www.sportsline.com/mmaboxing/stor....
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