Gone are the stereotypes that fighters fight because “that’s all they know,” or because they have reached their proverbial limits coping with structured society. These are intelligent men and women, who have not been sentenced to a life of struggle inside a cage or ring; they have chosen to dedicate their lives to the most grueling of all professional combat sports, mixed martial arts. Check out the educational backgrounds of some of the premiere athletes competing in MMA. You’ll have a new-found appreciation for just how smart that guy pounding his opponent in to the cage is.
Chuck Liddell
BA in Accounting from
Pro Record: 20-5
MMA accomplishments: Former UFC Light Heavyweight champion, IFC champion, TUF coach, holds wins over Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Murilo Bustamante, Kevin Randleman, Jeff Monson and Jose Landi-jons
Forrest
BA in Political Science from the
Pro Record: 15-4
MMA accomplishments: TUF 1 contract winner, holds wins over Jeff Monson, Chael Sonnen, Stephan Bonnar, Mauricio Rua
Josh Koscheck
BA in Criminal Justice from
Pro Record: 9-1
MMA accomplishments: TUF competitor, holds wins over Dave Menne and Diego
Sanchez
Jeff Monson
BA in Psychology from the University of Illinois, Masters in psychology from the University of Minnesota,
Pro Record: 22-6
MMA accomplishments:
XFC champion, Cage Warriors champion, Fightsport champion, wins over Marcio Cruz, and Kazuyuki Fujita
Rashad Evans
BA in Psychology from
Pro Record: 14-0-1
MMA accomplishments:
TUF 2 contract winner, holds wins over Stephan Bonnar, Keith Jardine, Sean Salmon, and Michael Bisbing
Kenny Florian
BA in Arts & Sciences from
Pro Record: 6-3
MMA accomplishments:
Mass Destruction Superfight champion, TUF 2 contract runner-up, holds wins over Dokonjonsuke Mishima and Alvin Robinson
Jens Pulver
BA’s in Criminal Justice and Sociology from University
Pro Record: 21-8-1
MMA accomplishments:
Former UFC lightweight champion, holds wins over BJ Penn and Caol Uno
Stephan Bonnar
BA in Sports Medicine from
Pro Record: 10-4
MMA accomplishments:
TUF 1 Runner Up
Rich Franklin
BA in Mathematics from the
Pro Record: 23-3
MMA accomplishments:
Former UFC Middleweight Champion, IFC champion, TUF coach, holds wins over
Evan Tanner and David Loiseau
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