We often hear people declare that they’re “living the dream.”
Twenty-two-year-old Andrew Tackett, the newly crowned UFC BJJ welterweight champion who defends his title against Renato Canuto this Thursday in Las Vegas, actually sounds like he is.
And you believe him.
So despite picking up his belt just last month, and being put in the main event spotlight, the Laguna Hills native isn’t feeling an ounce of pressure.

“Not at all,” said Tackett.