"Mike was born in Philadelphia, PA on March 7, 1966. When
he was 11 years old, he and his parents moved back to their
native Croatia. He grew up there, in the historic resort town of
Pula. There, he married his wife, Samantha and they have two
daughters, ages 4 and 9. Perhaps it was the infl uence of the
towns's biggest historic attraction, the ancient gladiator arena,
that infl uenced Mike to begin his own journey to become a
champion in the Vale Tudo ring.
He began his boxing training at age 18 and also trained in a bit
of Kung Fu and kickboxing. It was during a trip to the US that
Mike saw the Royce Gracie-Dan Severn fi ght in the UFC, his
fi rst glimpse of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and was hooked. Returning
once again to the US a few years later, he began his study with
Maxercise, earning his blue belt from World Champion Stephen
Maxwell before heading out, once again, for Croatia, where
he served in the military during the Serbia-Croatia war, and
became the Croation Submission Wrestling Champion. Mike is
equally at home on his feet or on the ground and his intensely
predatorial style has a defi nite take-no-prisoners unpredictability
to it. This is his fi rst visit back to the states since 1999. Hoping
for a chance to make his marke in the United States martial arts
world, tonight he will attempt to do just that."
Leniwy i d****ny Kain
HIT Jedi
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