Many MMA fans think the signature headwear Tyson Pedro sports to the Octagon is simply a fishing hat, but the item is profoundly more significant to the Australian light heavyweight.
As he explained to Ariel Helwani on the latest episode of The MMA Hour, Pedro wears the boonie hat in memory of his cousin, Brian, who was killed in 2010 while serving the American Armed Forces in Afghanistan. The hat belonged to Pedro’s cousin, who wore it during his service.
“My cousin who was killed in Afghanistan, his Mum sent me his boonie cap and that’s the hat that I wear out.