9 Things WWE Fans Need To Know About Lesnar's UFC 200 Opponent Mark Hunt

9. His Violent Background

Mark Hunt worked his way to the worlds of boxing and kickboxing before eventually making his way to MMA in 2004, but his roots in combat sports come from humble beginnings.

A troubled child who served two jail terms for violent offences, Hunt had no intention of ever becoming a professional fighter until a late night scrap outside an Auckland nightclub changed his life forever.

Knocking several aggressors out in a matter of seconds, one of the club’s bouncers approached Hunt, and, impressed by his stagger knockout power, invited him to his gym to take-up formal training. Hunt won his first Muay Thai kickboxing match one week later, receiving a six-pack of beer as payment, and the rest is history.