New Jersey native. California transplant. MMA writer. MMA fighter. All of these are applicable descriptors of Andrew Richardson. Richardson has been breaking down fights and providing analysis for Bloody Elbow’s sister site, MMA Mania, for nearly four years, and competing on the amateur MMA circuit the entire time. That all ended on March 31, 2018 when young Andrew made his professional debut on the Gladiator Challenge: Redemption card, which saw him victorious via TKO inside the first minute of the fight.
While not the first time a writer in the community has made the crossover to fighting, it is still a rare occurrence, and one that warrants attention, so I reached out to Andrew to get more details of his journey.