Live Life Aggressively Podcast W/mike Mahler & Sincere Hogan

James Wilks (http://jameslightningwilks.com) is a former UFC welterweight & winner of season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. James currently runs his gym, Lightning MMA in Laguna Hills, CA., and is currently finishing his new documentary, "The Game-changers," which focuses on a different view on thriving via a plant-based diet. During episode #36 of the Live Life Aggressively podcast, James joins Mike & Sincere to discuss: James shares how he got started in mixed martial arts and how he found his way onto & winning The Ultimate Fighter reality show James discusses the ups and downs of living in The Ultimate Fighter house, & what happens in the house, that folks don't see on T.V. What was James's pre-fight ritual and how was it a positive and negative for him James shares the financial challenges of pro MMA fighters What lead to James's retirement from competing, how he transitioned to the next phase of his career, and how time off lead to his current interests James's experience with self-defen