UFC heavyweight Justin Willis has a harrowing story to tell about the violence he encountered growing up. At 10 years old, Willis (7-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) was sent to Frago Treatment Center, a now-defunct youth home in East Oakland, Calif. A two-story building, the center housed 32 kids between the ages of 10 and 17. There were two people staffing the entire facility. The facility’s living room was lined with couches and windowless but for a single adjoining staff office. The big empty spot in the middle was the place where the fights went down
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UFC’s Justin Willis reflects on living through youth home fight club: ‘It built this’ – MMA Junkie