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MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 17: Azamat Gashimov (white shorts) fights against Ivan Menjivar in their bantamweight bout during UFC 154 on November 17, 2012 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Ivan Menjivar

TRAINING: Feed the kids, run to make it to school, hit traffic, go to the gym, punch and smash my friends on the team, go back into traffic, make good food for the kids, play with the kids and go back to Tristar gym to punch and smash my friends.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was in my teens just for discipline and the workout, but it became full time in my life.

What ranks and titles have you held? No ranks or titles

Do you have any heroes? My family

What is your favorite technique? I love it all...but triangle chokes are always fun!

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s a second chance for me to show my skills and myself on this level.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? Went to college but no degree

What was your job before you started fighting? Security guard