Fight Path: With first amateur fight at 11, Brad McDonald one TPF 11 win away from UFC

Before long, Brad McDonald and I were talking about snakes. Specifically, how to catch them.

“First you have to find one,” McDonald told MMAjunkie.com. “That’s the hardest part, really.”

Let me stop and explain. McDonald and I were talking about his …

Before long, Brad McDonald and I were talking about snakes. Specifically, how to catch them.

“First you have to find one,” McDonald told MMAjunkie.com. “That’s the hardest part, really.”

Let me stop and explain. McDonald and I were talking about his life growing up in Modesto, Calif., with two older brothers in what would eventually become an MMA-focused family. The youngest, McDonald never had his own bedroom, always sharing, so he liked to spend time outside.