From halls of Montezuma to fight for the WEC: Mackens Semerzier two and Zack Micklewright started their careers fight after serving in the Marines. Both will also fight to 50 WEC Wednesday evening.
Semerzier, who served in Iraq in 2003, says that the training they received in the military reported to combat training.
"Is the discipline to train when you don't want to train and push past those mental and physical barriers," said Cagewriter. "Distributed, you get to see a lot and being put in stressful situations, and you know that the closure is not an option. You take that in training and in a fight. "
Micklewright caught the bug combat while still an active marine. While amateur MMA in one night, it was necessary a fighter. He answered the call and continued to be fascinated with fighting after going into Iraq to serve.
After returning from Iraq, has committed itself to training and joined Miletich Fighting Systems in Davenport, Iowa. heading into his attack with Bart Palaszewski Micklewright, is 8-0.
Coincidentally, Semerzier trained with Palaszewski for 50 WEC, where Javier Vazquez Semerzier will fight.When he discovered his partner training was fighting a marine, Semerzier laughed and said Palaszewski, "you're fighting a marine. watch out, son."
Semerzier said that this is one of the few times when he's not be feast on a colleague marine. he normally supports any service member. Brian Stann, a UFC Fighter and a marine, was to attack Semerzier. He said that the Marines are always concerned with representing persons who came before them.
"We are proud of what we do and who we are," said Semerzier. "Because we are a small unit like this, we feel like we ourselves are well in front of other people just so they know that we are experiencing the rules that were set before us with the Marines who came before us. "
