Chris Gutierrez: ‘My true calling is helping people’ dealing with depression, hard times

UFC bantamweight Chris Gutierrez is proud of how far he has come over the last couple of years as a human being, which has translated into success inside the octagon.

Gutierrez is coming off of a short-notice unanimous decision over Andre Ewell at UFC 258. After being submitted in his octagon debut by Raoni Barcelos at the The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale, “El Guapo” is unbeaten over his last five appearances, including a TKO via leg kicks against Vince Morales and decision victories over Geraldo de Freitas and Ryan MacDonald.

While he is enjoying in-cage success, Gutierrez believes he has a lot to offer outside of fighting based on his personal experiences, including a brush with suicidal…