Thomas Gerbasi, UFC – Quinton Jackson used to lead a double life. Not the kind where the Octagon door closes, the jokester leaves and ‘Rampage’ enters. That duality still exists for the Memphis native. But back when he was making his name in the mixed martial arts world while fighting in Japan for the PRIDE organization, Jackson undoubtedly experienced what he considered to be the best of both worlds.

Elliot Worsell, UFC – As a youngster growing up in Fortaleza, Brazil, Jorge Gurgel taught the locals how to speak English. Fast-forward a decade and Gurgel now teaches predominantly English-speakers the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It’s a unique and compelling 360 that slaps the exclamation mark on Gurgel’s astonishing rise from waiting tables and waiting for leftovers at American diners to cleaning up 155-pounders in the UFC.