Episode Details

After his parents decide to move Damien away from the violence in Springfield, Massachusetts to Long Island, Damien begins to hang around the wrong crowd. It doesn't take long for a couple assault charges to pile up, leading Damien to spend time in one of New York's worst juvenile detention facilities. In this episode we dive into getting bullied as a child, surviving a prison known as gladiator school, the struggles associated with addiction and turning negative energy into a MMA career.

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00:00 Intro

01:26 Childhood 

07:33 Leaving Springfield 

10:05 Start of Problems in Long Island 

18:11 What Leads to Juvenile Detention 

26:55 What could have helped

27:50 Life after Juvie 

32:10 Moving Back To Springfield Massachusetts 

37:25 Drug usage 

39:40 Time for a change 

41:53 Fighting Professionally 

46:40 Chasing Hollywood 

47:47 Being a Positive Role Model to His Son 

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