Strikeforce Challengers 18 headliner Joe Duarte grew up in an environment that certainly was conducive to combat.
But it wasn’t until later in life that he found the part of himself that liked to fight. For the longest time, his closest allies were doing it for him.
When things went sideways, as they often did in Guam’s capitol, it was his two older brothers who were first to swing.
“I was the one where they were like, ‘Hey, if we fight tonight, you better help out, or we’re going to beat you up when we get back to the house,'” Duarte said.