After a battle with prostate cancer, Burt Watson is proud to say he’s a survivor. But even more so, he’s proud to be a voice spreading awareness so that others take the test that helped save his life. It was only after Watson left his 14-year job with the UFC, where he held a busy travel schedule as a site coordinator, that he had some time and decided to take what he calls “the old man test.” “They did all of my vitals, they did blood work, and they did everything,” Watson told MMAjunkie Radio. “And everything was good.” A year and a half later, Watson had some down time, and since it’d been a while, he figured he’d do another checkup. This time, however, they asked him to come in to discuss his results. His PSA (prostate-specific antigen) levels had gone from less than 1 up to a little more than 5, so they had to conduct a biopsy.
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Burt Watson got a cancer diagnosis, and it wasn’t even the worst part of his month – MMA Junkie