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I knew a little bit about the sport, as I had been watching the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) since the first event when Royce Gracie did the unthinkable by winning a tournament in no-holds-barred fighting when he was the skinniest competitor, representing the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu against many other forms of martial arts and against some bigger, more muscular guys. I remember being young, still living in Toronto and watching the first UFC fight, glued to the TV. Being a fan of professional wrestling since I was able to watch television, it was natural to transition into a fan of mixed martial arts in which any martial art was fair game in competition, including Muay Thai.

I vividly remember driving home that morning from work, not being able to get the art of Muay Thai out of my head. Once home, I couldn’t sleep, I jumped onto the Internet, searched for Muay Thai, and was bombarded by millions of pages worth of info and videos. I kept coming across a legendary kickboxer by the name of Rob Kaman. As fate would have it, both Jeff and I would be in his company for days on end, years later.