Jordan Wright’s journey has seen him sleep on gym mats, graduate college and dream of becoming the next martial arts movie star. He has now surfaced as one of the more charismatic prospects in MMA.
The 26-year-old trains out of the Jackson-Wink MMA academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and currently holds a 9-0 record, with all nine wins resulting in first-round finishes. The middleweight was born in Texas but grew up in the Los Angeles area. As a kid, Wright was placed in gymnastics at age 4 but developed an interest in martial arts thanks to the cartoon Dragon Ball Z.