While UFC featherweight Eddie Yagin recently
cashed a “Fight of the Night” bonus check for $65,000, the 33-year-old
Hawaiian has seen his share of hard times.
Shot in the hip at age 17, incarcerated at age 19 and growing up
idolizing Tony Montana, Yagin had plenty of reasons to be down on
himself. But none was more painful than what he experienced before he was even old enough to drive.
“When I was 15, I had a son, and he passed away from SIDS,” Yagin told
MMAjunkie.com. “I was so young in my life, and I had
nobody there.”