Ricky Musgrave When Ricky Musgrave was finished with his military service – that is, after he finished his two tours of duty in Iraq following his special training at Army Ranger school – he knew exactly how he wanted to spend his hard-earned money. The small-town Kansas native had lived frugally during his four-year service, so he had enough scratched together to do some traveling. After his karate training in his youth and then a budding interest in MMA gained at Kentucky gyms while living on an Army base, Musgrave was chasing his athletic dreams. His first stop was Thailand for six months. Then came Brazil for another six months.
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Fight Path: Ex-Army Ranger Ricky Musgrave trained abroad for MMA career – MMA Junkie