BRANDON THATCH…STOP WONDERING
Denver,CO –
Everybody knows Brandon Thatch, even those people that have never once laid eyes on the man. If there was a category for the ‘it’ fighter ion the next Ring of Fire Card, Thatch would be the clear winner. He’s a media darling, a popular fighter with a winning smile and a great attitude that makes him a target for sponsors, fans and anyone with even a passing interest in the sport.
At the MMA awards in January Thatch, who was up for professional fighter of the year (he didn’t win, a miscarriage of justice if the dozens of emails of protest that were sent are to be believed) smiled at everyone who came up to him. He shook hands, took pictures, signed things, and endured the numerous business people and idea-men who came up to ask for some of his time to ‘tell you about this great idea I have’.
“I love my fans, I want to do everything I can for them,” Thatch said later.
Everyone wants a piece of Brandon Thatch, and that was before he even knew he would be fighting what is the definition of a grudge match, at Ring of Fire Backlash, against Chris Holland.
Anyone who has spent time with Thatch outside of the ring would be reminded of Bruce Wayne, you know, the alter-ego of Batman. He has a playboy way about him that everyone seems to respond to, and wants to be associated with.
The analogy is apt, because the mild mannered ‘man about town’ transforms into a fearful creature at night in the ring. The smile is gone; the boyish charm is replaced by pure animal desire and what can only be categorized as blood lust. Just a quick search of YouTube videos finds him throwing knees, punching opponents like a machine, and bringing blistering attacks that seem to have only one setting; Thatch.
The scary part? Those beatings that he has given out have never been against opponents he was as motivated to defeat as Chris Holland. Holland has a number of wins under his belt, but only two that mean anything to Brandon Thatch. Holland defeated Thatch’s friends Chris Williamson and Vinnie Lopez, setting up a battle that is more personal that anyone really wants to admit.
But Thatch is willing to look past that in the short term, and focus on the enormity of the moment for himself, even while sounding completely relaxed at the same time.
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