From the pitches of Ballyhogue to the cage in Dubai
In the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, Galbally native Jason Kearns makes his way through a host of spotlights into a temporarily constructed cage, marked with the logo of HFC - Human Fighting Championship. With 'Maniac 2000' blaring in the background, he's a man utterly focused on the task at hand - his first professional MMA fight. For Jason it's been a relatively short journey. In a lot of ways he's come to the game late. While probably on the older side for a rookie at 28, he's enjoyed a fairly meteoric rise in the sport having made it from his first amateur even...
Source: independent.ie