| Just Imagine you have a back stage pass to the next | | | | work from home and set my own hours.o There are |
| MMA event. And you're getting paid to do it. It was so | | | | amazing business opportunities |
| cool! I had just met Matt Hughes, and I was getting | | | | Fact: it's the fastest growing sport in the world. |
| ready to watch the next match. Being back stage | | | | Cons:o No one will dictate your schedule to you.o It |
| was 'a dream come true' for me. I have always loved | | | | takes determination, just like fighting; do you have what |
| martial arts and had been involved with several, judo, | | | | it takes? |
| karate, and kick boxing over the years. But with my | | | | I loved this. You decide what income you want, the |
| bad back it's so hard on me. | | | | more you do the more you make. |
| You've got to check this out! I know you've sat there | | | | Fact: some make $20,000 a month. |
| like I have loving every second of the fights, and | | | | After weighing each of these and looking at my |
| followed the seasons of the Ultimate Fighter television | | | | current position it was a no brainer for me. |
| show. You've even wondered if you could fight at that | | | | My story: |
| level, but that thought quickly disappeared when you | | | | I worked the grave yard shift, as a janitor for a school. |
| imagine the beating you'd get. | | | | I hated my job, but it's all I'd been able to find. If I |
| I knew that as a Fan I was a part of it, but I wanted | | | | wanted to watch the fights I had to go to friends |
| more. I really had to make money too. For me it's the | | | | houses. |
| best thing ever. I looked into making money and applied | | | | I couldn't even afford cable, I was flat broke. After |
| principles from other businesses I had worked in. | | | | getting involved, I started making money right away. |
| Before I got involved it had to meet the business | | | | Perks: I get to go to fights for free, by getting involved |
| standards I had lived by before becoming a janitor. | | | | with MMA niches. I've met fighters up close and |
| 1. I made sure that there was a plan in place. | | | | personal! Plus there are the great after parties. It |
| 2. I made a list of things I felt I could do. | | | | worked for me even though I was broke and I couldn't |
| 3. Considered the pros and cons. | | | | afford a website or much money. |
| Pros:o I could be involved in something I loved.o I could | | | | |