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" Martial arts is something I studied since I was 6 years old. "

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" My background in promoting martial arts started in 1985 when we were doing PK Karate, which was on ESPN. Fast forward to when mixed martial arts became legal in California. I made the jump to MMA and never looked back. "

" We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice, a beloved member of the Bellator family. "

" I used to go to fights in Japan, mega shows at soccer stadiums. They would have all kinds of martial arts fights in one night. "

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" I grew up as a martial artist, and I'm still a martial artist at heart. "

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" When you think about martial arts here in the states, kickboxing was here in the '70s, and it kind of ran its course. But I always felt there was a place in combat sports for kickboxing. "