A former young actor who got tired of the entertainment industry due to feeling his every move had been carefully planned by someone other than him. Disheartened, he decided to pursue a different path in life.

He tried out different things until he decided boxing was a thing worth further exploring, but after a couple years, he felt something was still amiss. That's when he tried to dabble a little in the mixed martial arts world, and it changed him for the better.

Having become fully invested in the sport, he dedicated the next five years to hard training. Studying different techniques and styles of fighting that he would be able to incorporate on his own.

Slowly paving his way into the industry by competing in small tournaments until his trainers thought it was time for him to join the big leagues. By the time he was about to make his proper debut in the MMA world, the public had a recently ignited interest in him after a recent documentary about washed up young actors who made mention of his brief period as a wannabe boxer after he left the spotlight.

When a reporter decided to start writing a following article about him, he was definitely surprised when he saw the middle-aged wolf, formerly type casted as the "sensitive younger brother" or "the soft-spoken pretty boy", turned into a "rugged fighter oozing testosterone".

His win that night started a long string of victories and achievements that propelled his name to the top lists and places that mattered. He had become a celebrity again, but this time, he reveled in the feeling of being the one in control of his own brand.

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Gorgeous ref sheet of my boy Nikolai by @bozi_exe Thank you so much for bringing his design to life. 😁