From Hoops to Hits, Chuck Grigsby’s Long Road to Glory
Published 5/29/2008 at UFC
Thomas Gerbasi, WEC - As Chuck Grigsby describes it, he was "driving around in strugglesville and kept hitting dead ends as far as trying to get out of it." A former pro basketball player in Brazil and Spain, the 6-6 Missouri native had found a new home for his athletic talents in mixed martial arts, and for his first seven fights, nothing got in his way as he stopped opponent after opponent, with none able to get out of the first round.
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