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Born a Champion

Sanctioning MMA fightswas kinda like... It had us back up against a brickwall, but, you...

Sanctioning MMA fights
was kinda like... It had us back up against a brick
wall, but, you know, once that Pandora's Box
was open... people were hungry for it

Full Transcript

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Sanctioning MMA fights was kinda like...
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It had us back up against a brick wall, but, you know,
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once that Pandora's Box was open...
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people were hungry for it.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:27
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
action, drama, sport
Production
ESX Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Mickey Kelley, one of the first American black belts in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, gets pulled away from everything he loves and into an unsanctioned MMA tournament.
So these rich Arab guys started putting on - Born a Champion 00:13
So these rich Arab guys started putting on
We all flew out to Dubai for an event and I... - Born a Champion 00:10
We all flew out to Dubai for an event and I...
He was more than ready, - Born a Champion 00:10
He was more than ready,
Seven of them have a resting heart rate of 85. - Born a Champion 00:05
Seven of them have a resting heart rate of 85.
One of them has a rate of 42. - Born a Champion 00:05
One of them has a rate of 42.
And the winner, Marco Blaine. - Born a Champion 00:05
And the winner, Marco Blaine.
Next, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United States. - Born a Champion 00:05
Next, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United States.
And Tadashi Yamamoto, from Japan. - Born a Champion 00:05
And Tadashi Yamamoto, from Japan.
And our winner, by submission, - Born a Champion 00:08
And our winner, by submission,
For the first match of our semi-finals, - Born a Champion 00:07
For the first match of our semi-finals,
The winner, by submission, Mickey Kelley! - Born a Champion 00:06
The winner, by submission, Mickey Kelley!
Everyone was hoping it would come down to Marco and Mickey. - Born a Champion 00:12
Everyone was hoping it would come down to Marco and Mickey.
For our main event, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United States. - Born a Champion 00:05
For our main event, we have Mickey Kelley, from the United S...
Mickey went down immediately, - Born a Champion 00:15
Mickey went down immediately,
I should have listened to her. - Born a Champion 00:09
I should have listened to her.
Mickey suffered a broken eye socket and a detached retina. - Born a Champion 00:17
Mickey suffered a broken eye socket and a detached retina.
His son was born a month later, on his 40th birthday. - Born a Champion 00:06
His son was born a month later, on his 40th birthday.
And in a strange way, it couldn't have happened at a better time. - Born a Champion 00:05
And in a strange way, it couldn't have happened at a be...
And all the pain and the depression he was going through, - Born a Champion 00:08
And all the pain and the depression he was going through,
The next few years there was no more talk about fighting. - Born a Champion 00:05
The next few years there was no more talk about fighting.