On March 1st, 2015, David Mitchell woke up with a headache that wouldn’t go away for two years.
The night before, he had beaten Dave Huckaba – on short notice – to win the West Coast Fighting Championship heavyweight title. That victory came on the tail of a year-plus hustle on the NorCal fight scene, following David’s release from the UFC. Over that span he had won seven-fights in a row and lifted three belts.
The streak earned him an invite back to the Octagon. But David wouldn’t return.
“By that time I had so much anger and resentment built up,” said David remembering the time he said no to Joe Silva.