Felice Herrig – Purple belt in jiu-jitsu, black belt in fighting

Felice Herrig cried when she received her purple belt in jiu-jitsu from longtime coach Jeff Curran last month. It wasn’t because it was a visible sign that she could do armbars and chokes better than most people in the world or that getting a belt from Curran was a true accomplishment and not just the result of sticking around long enough.Instead, it was a reminder of where Herrig came from and where she was at. When she started her MMA journey, she was an accomplished kickboxer in a sport that had reached a dead end in terms of future growth at the time. For Herrig to continue to figh … Read the Full Article Here