172: UFC Fighter-Turned-Humanitarian Justin "The Big Pygmy" Wren's Inspiring Journey from Fighting in the Ring to Fighting for the Forgotten

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Light Watkins

Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2023

⏱️ 93 minutes

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The most important battles are not being fought in the octagon, on wrestling mats, or in the boxing ring – they are taking place at home, in the workplace, and in the hidden sanctuaries of those who have long been forgotten. And today’s guest, MMA fighter-turned-humanitarian Justin Wren, has answered an innate yet magical call to be a champion for those who cannot fight for themselves. Justin is the founder of Fight for the Forgotten, an NPO dedicated to defending the weak, loving the un...

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0:00.0	I was
0:03.0	literally training with guys that were on my wall.
0:06.0	Their poster was on my wall whenever I was a kid.
0:09.0	And now they're my teammates and their Hall of Famer's and they're my coaches and I can't show up because one I'm going through
0:16.3	Withdraw if I try to not be on it so now I'm having to train high and yeah after my fights it was like full bore addiction.
0:24.0	At first I could sober up for eight weeks before the fight,
0:26.5	and then sober up for three weeks before the fight,
0:28.5	and then sober up three days before the fight,
0:30.5	and then like I'm using the night before the fight and then it's like oh man
0:34.4	I'm starting with draws this early right after I stop I better take something today day of the fight
0:39.5	it was hard because I was winning and I even left the sport on it wasn't a big win streak but it was like a three fight winning streak and everyone's like what are you doing?
0:47.5	Joe is one of us. What are you doing? Why are you walking away from the sport?
0:50.5	Sky is a limit. You can have another decade, two decades to fight. But I wanted to get my life right and I just found out like I was fighting against people but really I was supposed to be fighting for people.
1:08.0	Hey friend, welcome back to the Light Watkins Show where I interview ordinary folks, just like you and me, who've taken extraordinary leaps of faith in the direction of their path, their purpose, or what they've identified
1:15.6	with as their mission.
1:17.8	And in doing so, they've been able to positively impact and inspire the lives of many other people who've either heard about their
1:25.5	story or who've witnessed them in action or people who've directly benefited
1:30.8	from their work. And this week on the podcast, I am honored to be in
1:35.4	conversation with the Big Pygmy, also known as former UFC fighter turned
1:41.7	fight for the forgotten founder and humanitarian, Justin Wren.
1:47.0	Justin was bullied as a child and that is what initially got him interested in the sport of wrestling and he went on to become a 10-time state wrestling champion in Texas and then in 2005 he won a national wrestling championship and that led to a
2:06.6	career in the UFC in 2006 where Justin had an overall record of 15 wins and two losses.
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