George Floyd and Donald Williams, the MMA fighter who punched back
May 25, 2021 Donald “the Deathwish” Williams had spent the last decade girding for battle. A professional mixed martial arts fighter based in Minneapolis, he brandished a professional record of 6–6. And he looked at this next assignation as if it were his 13th fight. Williams, 33, would prepare for months, sometimes in front of a mirror, rehearsing and re-rehearsing his maneuvers. “To clear the head,” as he puts it, he spent nights shadowboxing. He vowed to give no quarter when pressed. In weaker moments, he would rely on the team around him for support. He thought about this upcomi...