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I dealt with that for 10 full years, then addiction for nearly six. I grew up getting bullied, mom took me to see a doctor, and he said I was depressed. 'I had dealt with clinical depression at 13 years old.

Wren wasn't just masking the pain of training and fighting - he was dealing with a deeper pain that wouldn't go away. The childhood dream was a reality - but I was a full blown addict.' I was walking through Costco and the people in the deli market doing the rotisserie chickens wanted to come take pictures with me and stuff because they watched The Ultimate Fighter. It was the dream I had chosen as a 13-year-old child, so my childhood dream had actually become a reality. 'I was getting paid to do what I love for a living.

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Luckily training up here at Grudge I get a lot of looks at a gym that has trained world champions in both MMA and boxing.'įrom a young age Wren dreamed of being a professional fighter, but when he achieved his dream he realized he had paid an awful price to succeed.

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He's a southpaw, he leads people into his left hand, I think it's because people don't understand how to fight a southpaw. I know he's got a wrestling background of sorts, he takes guys down with double legs. He looks a lot like Josh Burns did, and I was hoping to fight a different body type than that. 'I know Torres was a D-1 or a D-2 football player, he's an athletic guy, a big boy - that's for sure. As a competitor I should go out there and finish my guys, and so that's what I hope I do with Juan Torres.'Įven though Torres has a 3-3 record coming in and has lost two of his last three fights, Wren is not looking past his opponent or his credentials. As a competitor I'm disappointed, as a humanitarian and everything I'm trying to accomplish, two thumbs up - more than that it was amazing. 'I was really disappointed in my performance. He still believes that wasn't good enough for Bellator. Wren's clinch work in the second round didn't suggest five years off or a training camp that was cut short.

Luckily, I didn't have to pay that bribe - just a $50 fee. I didn't have my passport for two full weeks while I was in the country. They tried to steal my five-year visa from me for a $3,000 bribe. 'I had 12 weeks blocked off so that I could dedicate to fight camp after the five years off, but Congo corruption brought me back to the Congo for three weeks with a visa issue. Wren had to fight to even have his fight with Burns as forces swirled around him that were out of his control. Wren talks about that fight and his 'Fight for the Forgotten' in the Congo in a recent interview with MMA Mania.

He bounced around the minor leagues throughout 2010 until he decided to leave behind the fighting life to become a Christian missionary.įive years later, Wren made a successful return at Bellator 141, blowing out Josh Burns in a one-sided war, earning a return bout at Bellator 149 in Houston this weekend. Wren competed The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 and was ultimately cut after losing a split decision to Jon Madsen at TUF 10 Finale. Wren's story is as intriguing as the bout itself. However, before the main card begins on Spike TV, the 'Prelims' bouts on will be headlined by 'Big Pygmy' Justin Wren (11-2) as the Heavyweight returns for his second Bellator fight against Juan Torres (3-3). The main event is an Openweight fight between Ken Shamrock and Royce Gracie for the third (and likely final) time, while the co-featured fight of the night pits Heavyweight sluggers Kimbo Slice and Dada 5000 opposite each other. Gracie 3' comes to Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, this Friday night (Feb.

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