Chris Dempsey was a 275-pound heavyweight wrestler when his college coach came to him with an unusual opportunity. Dempsey wrestled at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, and an alum of the school, Carlton Haselrig, was starting a fighting career in 2008. He was a legendary competitor at Pitt-Johnstown, and he had gone on to an NFL career as an offensive lineman after his college wrestling days. So Dempsey knew plenty about him. He just didn’t know Haselrig’s decision to become a fighter would change his own life so much
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Fight Path: How a workout with an NFL vet led Chris Dempsey to an MMA career – MMA Junkie