Ah Marlon, Ah Man

I must say that turning from 'I'm going to be one of the world's top models' to "I'm going to be a UFC champion" was the number one eyebrow raiser in 2013 for most of my family and friends. I've heard comments from, "But what about your face?" to "Have you lost your mind?!?" and sometimes I get the pleasant one, two knock out with both questions in a run-on statement. Note, I said statement, not an actual question. Occasionally, I'd get the respect of, "That's awesome!" and "I think you should do it." You can't imagine the reactions I got after I posted about getting my lip bruised back in October.

But the guy was bigger. My lips got touched by my head gear. Honestly, it was nothing. You learn to take a hit. But Life does happen, and my Dimkas was born (that's my little cousin) about two days after that trial session and I just went head over heels about him. My cousin had her baby a little early and I do try to take my God-Mommy responsibilities seriously. Anyway. I tend to digress. I went through half of a year documenting my journey of transition last year until I realized that my Professor strategically asked me not to by just telling me that I couldn't film any of the "good stuff." I was cleared to record all the workouts and personal statements but none of the actual hands on, gloves for hands movements. I'm happy to announce that after one year, I have been given permission to resume filming; as of today, actually. To be honest though, I'm not sure if I will. It is now 2014 and my goals have been pushed to new levels. My focus went from searching for who I am to just knowing who I actually am. I regret nothing and yes, I am still going to be a champion. You just watch.