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 LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 03 : Manny Gamburyan makes weight during the UFC on FOX weigh in at Staples Center on August 3 , 2012 in Los Angeles , California . ( Photo by Josh Hedges / Zuffa LLC / Zuffa LLC via Getty Images ) 
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 TRAINING : Conditioning in the morning and light sparring . Then it ’ s Jiu - Jitsu , judo , MMA , wrestling everyday . When and why did you start training for fighting ? When I came to the United States in 1991 , I started doing judo . Then I started doing MMA and had my first MMA fight when I was 15 years old . I ’ ve been doing it ever since . What ranks and titles have you held ? Eight - time junior national judo champion , 2000 judo junior world team , Junior Olympics judo champion , 2 nd Dan Black Belt in judo . Do you have any heroes ? NoneWhat is your favorite technique ? SlamsWhat does it mean for you to fight in the UFC ? It ’ s an honor . A lot of big - time legends have fought here – Matt Hughes , Royce Gracie , Ken Shamrock , Dan Severn , Chuck Liddell , Randy Couture . Being one of those guys fighting in the Octagon is an honor to me . Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn ? NoWhat was your job before you started fighting ? Personal trainer .