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Beneath the imposing surface of his tattoo-covered frame and “Monster” alter-ego, seemingly forged through chaos and back-alley brawls, Ulysses Diaz is a man who has been shaped by failures and redemptions much more than rage. If you judged Diaz solely by his intimidating appearance and troubled past, you’d miss the journey of a survivalist who wrote his own blueprint for discipline and an unforeseen ascent in combat sports.
Diaz laced up the gloves—not with dreams of belts or boxing fame, but simply as a way to stay in shape and clear his head. Needless to say, what started as a workout quickly became the best decision of his life. With coaches who didn’t just train him but always checked in, held him accountable, and understood the roads he had traveled, the gym became his anchor. Uplifted by his support system and a renewed purpose, Diaz got back in the ring, after once dabbling as an amateur earlier in life, and managed to revolutionize his life through fighting.
Since the moment he embarked on a professional combat sports journey in 2017, Diaz knew he’d found his second chance. Not a way out, nor some golden ticket to stardom. Instead, it was the way forward. Diaz aggressively chased any and all opportunities across boxing and MMA, also later jumping at the opportunity to take the gloves back off and make a name for himself through the growing interest of bare-knuckle promotions like BKFC and BKB. Even recently, Diaz stepped into a custom-rules bout with “Platinum” Mike Perry’s Dirty Boxing, always looking for the next challenge and never one to shy away from some of the most brutal stipulations left in the sanctioned world of combat.
Ulysses is also an actor who has played key roles in hit movies like Den Of Thieves, The Weapon, and Never Too Late. He is very close friends with the Super Star Artist 'Pitbull' aka Mr World Wide and was blessed to travel the world and visit many countries, while working as his personal security. But nothing has meant more to Uly than his youngest son, Junior. Even though Uly has faced some of the toughest challenges any man can experience, his most difficult battle was finding out his son was diagnosed with cancer via a bone disease.
This podcast was filled with amazing stories of overcoming hardships, comical tales of travel adventures, tear jerking admissions of a fathers deepest fears, and so much more. Enjoy and Please Don't Forget To SUBSCRIBE
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Jose Guerrero was born & raised in Venezuela At the age of 10, his parents decided it was time to move to the United States & traveled to New York. After 3 years in the Tri state area, by the age of 13, Jose & his family relocated to Miami. After mixing it up with some of the wrong crowds & seeing the signs of a necessary change, by 19 he decided to join the army. There he completed just under 4 years while specializing as a diesel mechanic. Before he completed his tenure, Jose was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After foregoing, many procedures & committing to the chemo treatment, he eventually entered into remission and overcame the cancer. Yet, it occurred when his dad was diagnosed with cancer as well and it was already too spread out in his system to catch & cure. Soon after, he passed away. At this point, Jose had no true certainty as to what career he was interested in pursuing. This is when he got introduced to the Pawn Shop world. Here, he excelled for many years until he finally decided to open up his own. After several years of great success while raising a big ass family, he recently just opened up a second location. He's beloved by his community, because he's also known for always giving back, as well as continuously helping raise money for those less fortunate and in dire need of assistance. Soon enough, he'll be a star in a hit reality show following his Pawn Shops & Personal life.
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