Kelly Anundson had finished his collegiate wrestling career and already served as his own mixed-martial-arts manager when he found himself across from one of his idols at a grappling tournament. Jeff Monson was a well-known fighter, but Anundson knew him just as well from his collegiate wrestling career at Oregon State because Anundson grew up in nearby Washington state. After their match, he started talking with Monson and some of Monson’s teammates at American Top Team in Florida.
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