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From MMATorch.com The Specialists By: Eric Hobaugh, MMATorch Specialist
father who tried to kill him when he was seven. 9. He grew up on a farm in Maple Valley, Washington. 8. Pulver’s mother got him involved in wrestling to get him away from his father for a few hours a week when he was 8. 7. Pulver used drugs and alcohol in high school and nearly failed out. He was a standout wrestler and stayed in school, because it was the only thing he was good at. 6. While he was in college at Boise State on a wrestling scholarship, he allowed his father back into his life. After reconnecting with him, he started drinking instead of studying and lost his scholarship. 5. The first MMA fight of his career was against a much taller fighter who weighed 210 pounds. He took him down and beat him with ground and pound in less than two minutes. 4. His first tournament fighting was in the Bas Rutten Invitational. He beat Curtis Hill in his first fight and lost to David Harris in the finals. 3. The first real training Jens did for MMA was with Bob Shamrock. Bob is the father of Ken and Frank Shamrock. 2. The nickname “Little Evil” was given to him by his teammates at the Miletich Fighting System shortly after he arrived, because he was so aggressive. 1. Jens Pulver refers to fighting in a cage as “The art of reality fighting.“ He explains fighting in the cage is nothing compared to the fist fights he suffered at the hands of his father. His childhood made him the right person at the right time to become the first lightweight world champion in the UFC. FURTHER READING: Part 1 of four part Pulver book review © Copyright by MMATorch.com |
