Brian is a California kid - born and raised. His parents moved to Pittsburg CA when he was only at the age of two. Since the age of eight, Brian has been involved in martial arts, particularly Tae Kwon Do, but he has also trained in BJJ, with a couple of years experience under his belt to add to his TKD background. Nearly 34 years later, he still teaches occasionally and trains as much as possible. Being involved in martial arts has always kept an appreciation of combat sports for him.

Brian actively competed in Point Tournaments until 10 years ago, but then turned and focused his weekends on family and other activities. To this day, he still goes to tournaments from time to time to see old friends and assist with officiating.

UFC 1 was the turning point. Brian was hooked into the world of MMA. Although the rules were much different from today, Brian appreciated the real, true to form fighting that was displayed. He even has old VHS taps of UFC 2 and 3, which are a prized collection. He follows most MMA organizations and keeps informed on events related to the sport.

Mighty and Brian met about 10 years ago through a mutual friend. Right from the start, they hit it off as friends. Know Brian had experience in other media such as podcasts, it only MADE sense that with his uncanny knowledge, hands on experience and love of combat sports that he would be a great addition to the MMA MADE team.