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Article: Mixed martial arts makes a smash landing.
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2007
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Byline: Chuck Carlton
DALLAS _ Not long ago, Travis Lutter became so uneasy about his profession, he worked a white lie into every introduction.
Whenever he was asked what he did, he replied that he ran a gym. The few times he told people he was a mixed martial arts fighter, he drew blank stares
His vagueness was probably a good thing. If he told people that he entered a metal cage with the intent of pounding another human being into submission, the reaction might have been worse.
"I didn't want to have that conversation," said Lutter, who runs a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Fort Worth, Texas. "Now, I don't get a chance to answer ...