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The tale of Diego Llamas, a fighter who left everything behind to pursue a dream

Two years ago, Diego Llamas left everything behind in his home-country of Mexico and moved to California to pursue his dream of fighting. He shares his inspirational story in an interview with BloodyElbow.com's The MMA Circus.

We're all story-tellers. We have all experienced a meaningful and significant event, and shortly after shared that event, that story, with everyone important to us.

Some have crazier stories than others. One of those people is up-and-coming lightweight fighter Diego Llamas. His story isn't just a regular one. It's life-changing and inspirational.

Two years ago, he literally left everything in his hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico and moved to California with his wife to pursue his dream of fighting.