Jens Pulver grew up in an environment that few could imagine or even comprehend. At a young age, he was forced to endure challenges and experiences that would cripple most spirits. Yet even through intolerable verbal and physical abuse, Jens had the incomparable love of his mother and a steadfastness about him that would carry him through life?s greatest obstacles. He learned there would be no free lunches or easy roads. If there were to be any successes to celebrate, it would be done through hard work, effort and suffering. [Read more]
I was born on November 2nd 1983 at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs Ca. I have five sisters and two brothers.
My first lesson of being tough was from my Father, because He was dying of skin cancer. He passed away when I was six months old. My mother took it very hard and after three years it became too much to handle. She was a single mother with four kids and many personal struggles. My two brothers and I were adopted by my Father’s cousin and his wife. Although they were young and had no children, they were ready to accept this new challenge in their life. We were very well accepted by our new family and I lived with them until I was 14. I then decided to move back in with my mother to try and become a family again. That was the first real decision I ever had to make on my own.
Dominick Cruz was born in North Park, San Diego, California on March 9th, 1985. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where he started wrestling at age 12. He excelled in wrestling and at the age of 19, he started training in Mixed Martial Arts. In 2005, Cruz had his first professional MMA fight in Rage In The Cage 67 in Phoenix, AZ. In 2007, he moved to San Diego and now living in Chula Vista, CA, Dominick trains and fights out of Alliance Training Center. Now fighting in the WEC, he has managed to build an impressive record as one of the rising stars in MMA.
Dominick has gotten most of his influence from his mother and wrestling coaches. And, in life, the most important things are family, long time friends, and to be fulfilled and happy. When he's not training or competing, Dominick enjoys water sports, wake boarding, water skiing and fishing.
Antonio Banuelos was born September 23rd 1979. He was raised in a Tulare located in the San Joaquin Valley of central California , a middle child, the second of three boys.
Antonio was a single sport athlete. He began wrestling at an early age, continuing to wrestle throughout this childhood.As a child, he often traveled the state and country, participating in various wrestling competitions.
After attending Tulare Western High for three years, the school decided to discontinue the wrestling program. Relocating to Clovis,California , Antonio spent his senior year at Clovis West High, where he graduated in 1997.
World Extreme Cagefighting has announced the two headlining bouts for its August 5th show, an event that will be broadcast live on Versus from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
WEC August 5th
World Extreme Cagefighting has announced the two headlining bouts for its August 5th show, an event that will be broadcast live on Versus from The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
