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Justin Wren has dedicated himself to humanitarian work for the Mbuti Pygmies in The People’s Republic of The Congo. His efforts to help his oppressed, adopted family came after a long period of his life that saw the veteran heavyweight struggle with addiction and a litany of personal issues.
Recovery and humanitarian work have turned around Wren’s life and led to an MMA return at this past Friday’s Bellator 141 event after a more than five-year absence from competition. Wrenwon a unanimous decision over Josh Burns (8-9 MMA, 0-6 BMMA) at the Spike-televised event.
Wren (11-2 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) has used the Bellator platform to promote his “Fight for the Forgotten” campaign, which includes a new book. He said he’s back to fighting full-time with a goal of a Bellator title belt, a goal that would bring even more attention to his Pygmie family.
“I would say overall [my fight] was very positive because I got the ‘W,'” Wren told MMAjunkie following his victory. “I didn’t get the ‘W’ like I wanted or perform like I wanted. But, at the same time, it’s five years and two months since my last fight. So I’m very excited to get the win. Thank you to Danny [Brener] from Bellator, the PR guy, for helping us get the word out and Bellator as an organization, and Spike. It’s been such a great reception from people. It’s awesome, man. I’m going to be able to do so much more in Congo because of this fight.”
LINK: Justin Wren hopes successful MMA return brings more aid, attention to Congo | MMAjunkie
