While MMA remains his calling at the moment, the Ultimate Fighter and UFC veteran (who owns a memorable first-round submission victory over current light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos) has dabbled in mixing it up in the squared circle and hopes to make that a regular part of his schedule in the future.
The 32-year-old is set for his first fight since his UFC release earlier this year, taking on short-notice replacement Leo Pla in a middleweight bout at Combat Entertainment & Sports 54 on Saturday at Twin River Casino back in his home state of Lincoln, R.