Mike lives in Catasauqua, PA.  He is a Catasauqua High School graduate.  After high school, he attended Lehigh Carbon Community College and then Moravian College.  While in high school, Mike ran on the cross country team and also took Isshin Ryu Karate at LVIRK Training Center. Mike holds the rank of first degree Black Belt and is an assistant instructor at LVIRK. While preparing for his black belt test, Sensei Guignet told Mike that he had to participate in the Mixed Martial Arts classes at LVIRK.  Mike enjoyed the workouts so much that he soon became a very dedicated member of Team Hammer.  Mike has had a couple of modified Muay Thai fights, has competed in a few grappling tournaments, and has had a few amateur MMA bouts.

UGC 3rd Place