Lando Vanatta
Lando Vannata produced some entertaining fights in the early part of his UFC career, but with only a win and a draw to show from his first five fights in the Octagon it started to take a toll on him.
“I was really really down,” Vannata told MMAjunkie in 2018. “Really, I was in a dark place, having a really, really hard time. Dealing with bad anxiety, panic attacks, depression. The whole nine.”
However, Vannata believes that adversity has now made him a better person and he’s found ways to cope when he’s struggling.
“I think most people go through it at some point in their life. But yeah, a good therapist, a good support system, talking about it with people. Not sulking by myself in my room. Getting out and doing things I enjoy. Giving it time. It takes time.”
