Paul Jones, American badass. Mr. Jones has not stepped into the cage in nearly 14 years but continues to teach wrestling. In the four year MMA career, he amassed an 11-1-1 record. Besides Royce Gracie, there are not too many people with a record that good. Paul fought for the UFC twice in that run going 1-1 with a win over Flavio Luiz Moura and a TKO loss to the Iceman, Chuck Liddell.Paul remembers the nasty elbow that Chuck hit him with when he was trying to pummel in to get double underhooks. "I felt that warm sensation as soon as he hit me and I knew I was cut."
"I do still follow MMA and I attended UFC 101 in Philadelphia. The old days were so low key compared to now. I think there were about 20 people that watched the weigh-ins at UFC 22 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. We came in several days before the fights and they treated us very well."
Paul has been the head wrestling coach at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch for over 25 years. Cal Farley's Boys Ranch is the nation's leading at-risk youth facility and is actually it's own town. He has spent the last 25 years dedicated to give kids an opportunity for success and teach them how to become men.
Earlier this year, Mr. Jones was inducted into the Texas Wrestling Hall of Fame.
You can contact Mr. Jones through the Boys Ranch Wrestling page or his Facebook Page.
http://www.boysranchisd.org/Athletics.htm
Facebook.com/coachpjones
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