It’s not difficult for Jared Papazian to remember the reason he first started training in the classes that would eventually lead to a mixed-martial-arts career.
To put it bluntly, he was embarrassed.
“I was a sophomore in high school,” Papazian told MMAjunkie.com. “It was right after football practice, and I was about to take a shower, but I saw one of my teammates going through people’s lockers. I confronted him, and we got in a fight.”