Before the 36 -year -old featherweight rose in the UFC victory column for the first time, he was only another father who fought in the largest MMA promotion on the planet. Nevermind. His then four -year -old daughter even had to defend his honor when a local child threw waste provisions that Dad did not win in the octagon.
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But then Wilson needed less than two minutes to submit Jeka Saragih in June of last year, and suddenly it was a new day in Simpsonville, in South Carolina.
“The week I come back is still summer,” said Wilson. “So I go to the swimming pool with my children and all of a sudden, the whole neighborhood knows who I am and they all talk to me and they are like” Oh guy, we are big fans, you are great, blah, bla, bla, bla. “(Laughs) So everyone has changed their air because everyone likes a winner.”
