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Brennan Ward returns to the cage next week.
He is looking forward to the welterweight bout against Kassius Kayne at Bellator 282. The MMA lifestyle, full of structure and discipline, is much preferred to the constant battle Ward fights against addiction.
“It’s my everyday fight,” Ward says. “Stay sober. Don’t get high. On good days, on bad ones.