For the countless competitors who have a dream to reach the top of the MMA food chain – and those struggling just to make it to the big stage – training is often as much of a gamble as the act of stepping inside the cage.
You can work three hard months toward the promise of a big payday and career advancement, but it can all go away in a flash with an injury.
And without health insurance, a fighter is not only out of work, but stuck with a potentially massive medical bill. But that’s about to change.