10 Former MMA Stars Who Have Surprisingly Normal Jobs

10. Mike Russow - Police Officer

Competing at the highest levels of the sport at heavyweight while working in the public services isn't impossible. I mean, current UFC Heavyweight Champion Stipe Miocic also works as a firefighter, but back in the early 2010s there was Mike Russow, who juggled being a top ten fighter with his work in the Chicago Police Department.

Russow would be catapulted into the spotlight in a bout on the pay-per-view card of UFC 114 against Todd Duffee. At that time, Duffee was one of the most hyped talents in the division, in a weight class where young prospects don't come around too often.

The difference between the two fighters was most striking when comparing their appearance, Duffee looked like a chiselled Greek god whereas Russow was decidedly less aesthetically intimidating. Despite this, Russow would prove his superiority in the Octagon, rallying back to drop Duffee in the third-round before finishing him off with one of the most vicious follow-up strikes in the history of the sport.

Russow retired from MMA in and has since his continued his career walking-the-beat in the Police.