I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.
When I first arrived here, after spending years as a competitive fighter and training U.S. Marines in hand-to-hand combat, Hollywood is the last place I would have expected to find such blatant bias and discrimination.
I've coached UFC champions and stuff before I ever started fighting.
I started out fighting before I was acting, actually, then got hurt and got into the acting.
I was very dedicated and serious about fighting. I'd read about all the fighters. I found out where they came from, knew about their mothers and their fathers . . . I just read all about their lives, their training.
I have great coaches, but one thing I've never really had is that head coach - a Greg Jackson, Matt Hume, John Hackleman.
Boxing's in my genes. I come from a fighting background. My dad and both my uncles were good boxers. I'm blessed with the art of war.
I love hand-to-hand, and I love putting on these fights; that's the background I come from.
