Kyle Prepolec made his professional mixed martial arts debut on October 18, 2008, registering a 30-second TKO victory over fellow debutant Justin Potter in a bout that the Windsor, Ontario, resident didn’t even know was a pro bout until someone at the event told him.
“It’s pretty wild because no one really told me it was pro because it was on the reserve,” Prepolec said of his first fight, which took place on Oneida Indian Reserve No. 41, located about 30 minutes outside of London, Ontario. “They were like, ‘You’re getting paid,’ and I was like ‘What? This is sick!