Every teenager who steps into a mixed martial arts gym has dreams of one day stepping into the UFC Octagon.
It’s natural, and it’s healthy when it comes to motivation. But eventually, most see those dreams fade, either content to just work out for the sake of learning the craft, or finding out that what they just don’t have what it takes to make it to the highest level of the sport.
Then there’s Fatima Kline and Erin Blanchfield. They’ve known each other since they were in their late teens, and while they had the same dreams everyone does, they’re actually in the UFC and making those dreams come true.