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Defined by the grind: Chris Dempsey tests physical limits ahead of UFC Fight Night 84

Chris Dempsey might want to get some sleep ahead of his UFC Fight Night 84 bout Saturday against Scott Askham.

There hasn't been much time for that sweet slumber lately, not when the 11-3 fighter is hell bent on making a run in the UFC's middleweight division.

"I bought my truck in 2012 with 17,000 miles on it, and I have 140,000 miles on it now," Dempsey told MMA Fighting from inside Conn-Greb Boxing Club in downtown Pittsburgh. "I don’t sleep too often. Sleep is the thing I get most deprived on."

The mileage is a result of Dempsey's near-impossible schedule.