From Pizza Hut to the UFC
Before most fighters ever make it to the UFC, they generally have to support themselves with a regular job, and for Rob Font that was delivering pizzas.
Before most fighters ever make it to the UFC, they generally have to support themselves with a regular job, and for Rob Font that was delivering pizzas:
So how did Font go from delivering pizzas to fighting in the UFC over the course of just a few years? According to the 27-year-old, it all began with a delivery to a house in his hometown of Tampa.
I was working for Pizza Hut and I pulled up to a house and there were two guys rolling around on the mats in the garage, Font told MMAjunkie. The garage was open, and they came and gave me the money and I asked what they were doing because I didn’t understand it. They kind of broke it down that they were doing jiu-jitsu and wrestling and some judo.
With little knowledge of MMA other than seeing glimpses of the sport on television, Font engaged in a brief conversation with the men and learned one was the owner of a local dojo. Font’s interest was immediately peaked – he gathered some basic information about the location of the gym and a few days later attended his first class.
He explained how it all works and invited me to come down to their school and check it out, Font said. About a week and a half, two weeks later I went down and checked it out. I got a free trial, then about a week later I signed up, then did about five months of training non-stop and got the basics down.