Must Love Mma Podcast

MustLoveMMA's Susan Cingari speaks with 12 year old Claire Tietgen about how mixed martial arts helped her overcome bullying in school. Bullied mercilessly as a child young Claire wrote in her diary " I want to die", and her parents had almost given up hope until she found the sport of Mixed Martial Arts. Today Claire can not only defend herself against bullies in school and out, but is a well decorated MMA champion with 9 Gold Medals. And if that was not enough Claire's story touched the heart of UFC's Social Media Manager, Shanda Maloney who went all the way to the top and got UFC president Dana White involved who then invited Claire and her dad Charles to watch their very first UFC fight - UFC 183. But the fairy tale doesn't end here, because young Claire had hopes of meeting her idol UFC champion Ronda Rousey and guess what she got her wish again - Thanks to the UFC. In this inspiring interview, you will meet Clair