Some people might feel bad for Joisah Harrell. But 10 days removed from a life-changing diagnosis, Harrell considers himself nothing but lucky.
“If I took another path in however many lives I have, if I took a different path, they were finding this when I’m 40 and it’s already too late and I’ve seized up,” Harrell recently told MMA Junkie. “It’s very, very weird.”
On July 7 following UFC 290 weigh-ins, Harrell, through pre-fight medical testing, was diagnosed with a rare brain disease called moyamoya, which resulted in a canceled debut fight vs. Jack Della Maddalena.
