When NFL All-Pro linebacker Shawne Merriman first became interested in MMA, he was just a fan of the sport after attending a UFC event headlined by Randy Couture vs. Chuck Liddell in 2005.
It wasn’t long after that he got connected to Couture through FOX Sports football insider Jay Glazer, who also regularly trained MMA in his spare time. Merriman decided that rather than just staying a fan, he’d actually learn more about the sport by doing it,...