Sometimes upbringing can be just as important to the make-up of a fighter as their training. For Bellator lightweight Alexander “Tiger” Sarnavskiy , growing up in Russia may have as much of an impact in the way he’s become one of the top young lightweight fighters in MMA. “Maybe Russians are so tough because some of them didn’t have an easy life,” said Sarnavskiy. “So, basically, life made them tough, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to make it to become not just an MMA fighter, but a good one who competes on the international stage.” Sarnavskiy also feels his childhood influences the way he fights angry because, “When I was a kid, I was bullied very often by older kids
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