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Matt Erickson and MMA Junkie Radio

James Vick’s love of combat sports and competition drove him to Karate Combat 36

With his MMA career in the rear-view mirror, at least for now, James Vick has been keeping plenty busy.

Vick, who fought 14 times for the UFC, hung up the MMA gloves in early 2021 on a five-fight skid. But earlier this year, he kept the competitive fires burning with a move to boxing. And Saturday, he returns to action with his first karate match for Karate Combat.

“I started doing karate about five or six years ago, and I already had a couple years of taekwondo before that,” Vick recently told MMA Junkie Radio. “I really fell in love with traditional martial arts. It became pretty much my favorite combat sport that I’ve practiced and do on a regular basis.

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