After taking muay Thai classes at a local gym to continue her athletics participation, Bethany Marshall was approached by one of her instructors about working on grappling.
She didn’t know it then, but the teacher thought she might have a future in MMA. She just wasn’t totally comfortable taking part in a full class.
Marshall had shown evidence of successful MMA qualities in her family background and experiences. She could perform, a trait she inherited from a father who once played guitar for a 1970s Christian rock band.