Garrett Holeve, a mixed martial arts fighter with down syndrome, recently earned his first win inside the cage.
Holeve, who goes by the nickname “G-Money”, took just over a minute to defeat his opponent with a guillotine choke at a local MMA show in Florida. Holeve competed against another fighter who had special needs.
“I think it just says to all adaptive athletes, ‘Look, it doesn’t matter what your sport is, but there’s an opportunity for you to get out there,” Mitch Holeve said about his son in an interview with a local ABC affiliate.
“Coming here to the gym, the coaches, and his teammates, he has friends, so I think it’s given him that outlet to feel part of something.”
When he’s not competing, Holeve also spends time coaching other adaptive athletes.
