The man who couldn’t lose: Introducing Patrick Mix, Bellator’s unbeaten bantamweight

Esther Lin, MMA FightingNo one wins 21 consecutive fights without going through adversity, and Patrick Mix is no exception. For Mix, the action in the cage has rarely been a problem. He has never lost as an amateur (10-0) and never lost as a professional (10-0). He’s finished 15 of his 21 fights, and as far as he can remember, he’s never even dropped a round. But life? That’s been a different story.

Just 15 months into his amateur career, when Mix was 7-0 and considering going pro, he was locked into a tournament bout against Hector Fajardo for a promotion called Fighters Source. At the time, Mix’s girlfriend was 8 1/2 months pregnant, expecting their first daughter. Unfortunately, as she…