Andre Soukhamthath Andre Soukhamthath was barely out of high school when he was faced with a series of life-altering experiences that turned his expected path from soccer player to father to grieving father to fighter. When Soukhamthath was in high school, his girlfriend (a woman with whom he’s still in a relationship to this day) became pregnant. They were in love, and it changed his priority from looking for a college opportunity as a soccer goalie to becoming a full-time worker and a father. Then, soon after son LeAndre was born, he was diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa, a rare skin disease that causes severe blistering. His son would live only nine months, just as Soukhamthath found an interest in training in MMA.
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Fight Path: CES MMA 28′s Andre Soukhamthath embraced MMA after son’s rare disease – MMA Junkie