Tim Mousel

James Wilks -A Mature Martial Artist Makes His Run at a UFC Contract

06-18-2009 05:38 PM



Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - As one of Team UK's elder statesmen on The Ultimate Fighter at 31, you would expect that James Wilks was the one keeping his squad in line and sane in the house for the six weeks of taping. But as it turns out, Wilks got just as much support from the young guns of the team as they got from him as he focused on making it to this Saturday's welterweight final against DaMarques Johnson. -





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Michael Wright

I first met James about 9 years ago here in the UK, and he was clearly already a very talented martial artist. 2 years later I met him again when I was over training with Paul Vunak, and in just a short space of time his ability had already grown at a phenomenal pace.

Soon after he switched his emphasis to MMA, became a dedicated student of the great Erik Paulson, and the rest is history. Its great to see him enjoying the success that he is, and I wish him all the very best for his UFC career.

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