Muhammad Ali's grandson Biaggio Ali-Walsh is putting his football and modelling career on the sidelines to pursue MMA full-time.
Ali-Walsh makes his amateur MMA debut tonight against Devin Rothwell at F usion Fight League. The 23-year-old was signed to the University of California's football team, the Berkeley Bears, but has since ditched to dedicate his future to fighting.
He started training MMA at Xtreme Couture in Las Vegas at the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Over two years later and Ali-Walsh will step into the cage for the first time and he credited the sport for improving his mental state.