Danny Downes

Danny Downes looked every bit the wet-behind-the-ears college geek when he entered the UFC, and that wasn’t far from the truth as he was a self-confessed book-worm who graduated from Marquette University with degrees in both International Affairs and German.

There was more to Downes than meets the eye though. He once interned for the Secret Service, while during his first year away from home at university he started taking MMA classes at the world reknowned RoufusSport gym.

“I’m not a natural athlete,” Downes told UFC.com. “And a lot of times I see that the guys that are the best athletes – the strongest, the fastest, the best – they quit easier because most guys like that, everything came easy to them. This has never come easy to me.”

Downes would go on to compile an 8-1 record in MMA before signing for the UFC, where he finally came unstuck, losing two fights in a row before being released.

It was at this stage that Downes decided to opt for a different career path and became an MMA journalist for the likes of UFC.com and MMAJunkie.

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