Jason Thacker, the tragic figure of TUF 1 who last month was profiled in a stunning piece by MMAFighting.com's Chuck Mindenhall, posted a video Wednesday thanking the MMA community for its support.
"I just want to say, it's been really nice and it's been really kind of all of you to reach out to me, and basically to listen to my story," Thacker said from his home in Whonnock, Canada.
A GoFundMe account set up by Aidan O'Connor to benefit Thacker has raised nearly $13,000 in donations from the MMA community since the publication of "In Search of Strange Brew.