MMA is brought into people's lives in many different ways, but for 22-year-old Lewis McGrillen it came when a friend gave him a copy of the UFC video game as a teenager.
McGrillen is one of the hottest prospects coming out of the UK with all six of his professional wins coming by knockout. The hard-hitting Mancunian makes his PFL Europe debut on Saturday as he faces Salih Kulacan at the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle. McGrillen made his amateur debut just weeks before his 17th birthday and put together an impressive 7-1 record before turning professional two years ago.
'The McGrizzla' revealed how he was introduced to MMA in a chat with Mirror Fighting , as he said: "I started off with football as your average Manchester lad, but in my estate it was either you're really good at fighting or really good at footy. It goes two ways and in I wanted it to be both because I was pretty good with my fists. One day I went round to my mate's house and I swapped my Fight Night Champion with his UFC Undisputed 3 game then I just fell in love with MMA."
