Fueled by fighter-father and family, Bellator 76’s Cody Bollinger looks for tourney run

Cody Bollinger’s father always took a keen interest in his MMA training and encouraged him to become a fighter.

When he was 15, Frankie Bollinger signed a waiver that let Cody get in the cage, long before he could vote or drink or even legally drive….

Cody Bollinger’s father always took a keen interest in his MMA training and encouraged him to become a fighter.

When he was 15, Frankie Bollinger signed a waiver that let Cody get in the cage, long before he could vote or drink or even legally drive.

But that supportive role evolved when the two were wrestling around one day and Cody put his dad to sleep with a rear-naked choke.