Andre Fili says his life inside and outside the cage is finally all coming together after seeing his father for the first time in 17 years, and culminating with his win over Sheymon Moraes at UFC Sacramento.
The Team Alpha Male product knocked out his opponent last Saturday night, securing a $50,000 bonus for the finish and capping off a successful night in which teammates Benito Lopez, Josh Emmett and the returning Urijah Faber all picked up impressive wins.
The 29-year-old Fili revealed that his life outside of the cage had changed significantly as he had his father in the audience, whom he hadn’t seen in 17 years after he was released from prison recently (transcribed via MMAJunkie.