Because Andrew Todhunter had been part of multiple combat sports through his life, including boxing and “combatives” (military training and competition), it was obvious to ask Todhunter when his formal MMA training began. “It wasn’t very formal,” he told MMAjunkie with a laugh. The Oklahoma native had by then been honorably discharged from his military sniper career, and he was back with his old wrestling buddies. It’s fair to say they trained for MMA. How formal it was is up for debate. “We basically went to a gym that had mats with gloves, mouthpieces and cups,” he said.
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Fight Path: Andrew Todhunter channels military energy to MMA career – MMA Junkie