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FORT HOOD, Texas – George Roop knows the meaning of “home sweet home.”
After living and training for a year in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight moved back to his native Tucson, Ariz., last year not long before his fight against Chan Sung Jung – a fight that got the MMA world’s attention, big time, thanks to his Knockout of the Year-candidate kick to the Korean Zombie’s head.
In October 2009, Roop had to endure the death of one of his three children – his 7-year-old son Julian, who had battled seizures practically since birth. He fought a month later, earning his way into the WEC after the UFC cut him loose earlier in the year.