BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » Combatants https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Fight Path: Mike Davis’ backyard battles with brother ultimately paid off https://www.badmma.com/fight-path-mike-davis-backyard-battles-with-brother-ultimately-paid-off.html https://www.badmma.com/fight-path-mike-davis-backyard-battles-with-brother-ultimately-paid-off.html#comments Thu, 25 Jul 2013 21:30:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/fight-path-mike-davis-backyard-battles-with-brother-ultimately-paid-off.html Mike Davis saw his life path and career change years ago in a form that had been normal throughout his life: a physical attack from his brother. Davis had traveled to attend his sister’s wedding, which was far enough away that he hadn’t seen his younger brother in a long while. They had spent their youth as close confidants, but also as near-daily combatants, mimicking professional wrestling moves and even using socks as boxing gloves in the backyard. When Davis walked into the room, he got the usual greeting. “He just attacked me,” Davis told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/fight-path-mike-davis-backyard-battles-with-brother-ultimately-paid-off.html/feed 0 USA TODAY: Support shown for MMA bout between disabled fighters https://www.badmma.com/usa-today-support-shown-for-mma-bout-between-disabled-fighters.html https://www.badmma.com/usa-today-support-shown-for-mma-bout-between-disabled-fighters.html#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:00:00 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/usa-today-support-shown-for-mma-bout-between-disabled-fighters.html (This story will appear in Thursday’s edition of USA TODAY.) An amateur mixed martial arts fight set for Aug. 3 in Florida promises a first for its combatants – and perhaps the sport at large. Garrett Holeve and David Steffan , who suffer from Down syndrome and mild cerebral palsy respectively, are stepping into the cage for a full-speed fight at a King of the Casino event at the Seminole Immokalee Casino in Immokalee, Fla. Steffan, a former Special Olympian and current Paralympic Games competitor, is aware some will question whether their respective disabilities should rule out a fight, and he’s ready to prove doubters wrong. “I think it’s a great opportunity for both of us to show the world that we belong in there just like everyone else,” he told USA TODAY Sports and MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

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