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“Getting a three and a half year imprisonment in a foreign prison, it was the worst thing that could’ve happened to me, but it turned out to be the best because it gave me some time to reflect on my life, to fall back in love with training and really understand what my goals and aspirations were,” Heinisch told thePerspective is one thing Heinisch has gained from his experiences and he has translated that into his attitude as he competes in mixed martial arts.
“Because the fight is in the UK, I didn’t know the UK was part of the EU, I received a five-year ban over there after my prison sentence and the ban was up in January this year,” said Heinisch. “I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to do this fight, but thanks to the UFC and my buddy in Spain, we made it happen and it’s going to be a go.”
On the subject of that business, Heinisch believes that his camp and the people he’s worked with to prepare for the fight will give him everything he needs to have his arm raised in London.
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