A former Newcastle University student has spoken about how his time on the Toon helped him fall in love with mixed martial arts - driving him to bring one of the world's largest combat sports organisations to the North East.
Back in the mid-2000s, James Frewin was studying politics there - but he admits that his mind was always on other things while working towards a degree.
Now 32, James is the Senior Vice-President for the Professional Fighters League - an American MMA league competing with the big dogs of the UFC, Bellator, Rizn and ONE FC, putting on shows worldwide.
