For 23-year-old Kyle Maynard, there is no excuse not to fight.
Born with congenital amputation, Maynard has faced obstacles that might stop others. The condition left him without full limbs.
But this past Saturday, Maynard fought a different opponent. The Suwanee, Ga. native took on Wisconsin's Bryan Fry in an amateur MMA fight.
In a unanimous decision, Fry was victorious, using a strategy that wouldn't allow Maynard to utilize his honed wrestling skills.
But despite the loss, Maynard was appreciative of the experience.
“It’s one of the best moments of my life going a full three rounds and surviving,” he said in an interview with the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “A lot of people — if you read what they were saying about me [on MMA sites] — didn’t think I’d last 30 seconds."
Read More on the Maynard match at Yahoo! sports.
*photo from UGA.edu
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