Biography(references)By his sophomore year at Blue Springs High School he was on the varsity squad. He first spent two years at Meramec Community College in St. Louis where he did very well and also qualified twice for the national championships. High then spent three years at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln as a walk-on player, which has a very prestigious Division I program. In his last semester at Nebraska, High attended a college in Costa Rica where he discovered jiu-jitsu. He earned a degree in history and used to work as an operations manager and full-time EMT for a private ambulance company.
Awards & Accolades
DREAM: 2009 DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix Runner Up
Fighting Alliance Championship: FAC Welterweight Championship (one time; current). One successful title defense
Fighting Alliance Championship: One successful title defense
Fighting Alliance Championship: One successful title defense
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation: 2012 IBJJF World Championship winner (blue belt, medium-heavyweight)
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