"I am a registered nurse and as hard as I've been pursuing my martial arts career, I believe it's important to have that backbone. God forbid, you have something to fall back on. Not only does it give me something to fall back on, I've actually been really successful at it. I've been a nurse for 10 years and I have a great job, I work in a major city Brooklyn hospital. I work in a specialty area, cardiac catheterization, and I even got certified, I'm a cardiac invasive specialist, so I studied a lot for this. I'm balancing both careers, but I love doing both, somehow.
Video: Phillipe Nover still a registered nurse, talks 'bumpy road' to UFC stardom
