I would have these dreams where I'd have this like cheer panic.

I would get to like a cliff or like a drop off and I would like look down and it would

be this far drop and then I would jump.

I would always jump and literally right before I would

hit the ground I would just be like

I have a theory. You don't usually become a professional fighter because your life's been perfect.

When a situation arises that's fighter flight most of us take off running so what makes people

choose to stand their ground and fight. Usually some challenge maybe family struggles,

difficult conditions, loss of a loved one or even just personal anguish, something made them learn

how to fight. Maybe then they started training and then after years of staring down challenges,

absorbing endless physical punishment, putting aside personal risk and unthinkable pain,

they kept doing it. Why? And what can people like you and I learn from them?

In this series we hope to bring you the answer to those questions because oftentimes it's

the battles that take place outside of the octagon that creates the fighters we love to see

performing within it. I'm Megyn O'Levy. I've spent the past decade covering UFC fights all over the

world. During that time I've met hundreds of fighters whose stories have inspired me,

surprised me, and quite frankly flat out amazed me. You'll be hearing directly from fighters for

the majority of this show. I'll be here to help move the story along and ask some questions I think

you might have as a listener. So let's get to it. This is becoming a fighter.

If you've watched Ian Hainish fight, you know that he's risen to the top of the UFC rankings

quickly, combining ruthless knockout power with top-notch wrestling.

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