When Brendan Loughnane set out to chase his dream of becoming a professional cage fighter, people looked at him as though he 'was an alien'.
After leaving North Trafford College, he decided to shun the 'safe option' of a career in mechanical engineering and pursue his passion for MMA.
Now, after more than a decade of sweat and toil, the boy from south Manchester is a millionaire world title holder, having won the Professional Fighters League World Championship featherweight title.