Antony Rea is a French professional mixed martial artist. Antony is a Cage Rage veteran and has fought for BAMMA, Shooto, bodogFIGHT and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. He also appeared on the BodogFight (TV series) reality television series and worked as an electricial engineer for the film Silence Is Golden in 2006, the music video for the song "Stockholm Syndrome" by English rock group Muse in 2004 and recently the music video for the song "Runaway" by popular American rapper Kanye West in 2010.

He made his BAMMA debut against rising Light Heavyweight prospect Jimi Manuwa at the main event of BAMMA 8, but was defeated after he retired shortly after the first round finished.

David Avellan is an American grappler and professional mixed martial artist who has fought for World Extreme Cagefighting and bodogFight promotions. David competed in the 2009 ADCC World Championship Barcelona, later winning a Bronze Medal. Avellan has fought the likes of top French journeyman Antony Rea and UFC contender Aaron Simpson.

He now is maintaining his website, http://DavidAvellan.com, where he is blogging daily about his training, sharing techniques on video, and hosting live MMA webinars.

As a child, David was diagnosed as autistic and his parents were told that he would not make it past a 3rd grade education. His parents did not accept that and took it upon themselves to educate him. Eventually they got through to him and was able to integrate with society and go to school.

Asthma was another problem for David as a child that he was able to overcome, but he struggled with obesity all the way into high school. He was shy, introverted, and socially awkward child who was addicted to video games.

Sean Michael Salmon (born September 11, 1977 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes as a light heavyweight. He is a member of Jorge Gurgel's fight team based in West Chester, Ohio and is also a columnist for MMA news site MMAjunkie.com.

Salmon is perhaps best known for his brutal knockout losses to Rashad Evans and Jorge Santiago.

Salmon made his UFC debut in the main event of UFC Fight Night 8 on January 25, 2007. In a nationally televised fight against Rashad Evans, the heavyweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 2, Salmon lost due to knockout from a head kick at 1:06 in the second round. Salmon was then scheduled to fight Eric Schafer at UFC 71 on May 26, 2007, but he instead faced Alan Belcher after Schafer broke a rib during training. In the preliminary fight, Salmon lost due to guillotine choke submission in the first round.

After the consecutive losses, Salmon announced in a June 5, 2007 MMAjunkie.com column that he was taking a temporary leave from the UFC to fight in smaller MMA organizations.

Rich Jay Franklin II (born October 5, 1974) is an American mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion.

Franklin was born to Richard Sr. and Vaila Franklin. The couple divorced when Rich was five years old. He has one biological brother, Greg, and five step-siblings.

Prior to becoming a full time MMA fighter, Franklin graduated from William Henry Harrison High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and later earned a master's degree in education at the University of Cincinnati, and taught mathematics at the Oak Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Franklin and American Fighter President Jeff Adler created The Keep It In The Ring Foundation to advocate non-violence and build character in youth. This is done through after school sports, martial arts and life skills programs. His nickname "Ace" comes from his resemblance to Jim Carrey, who played the character Ace Ventura. Joe Rogan once called him "An angry Jim Carrey". Franklin made his acting debut in a film called Cyborg Soldier where he plays an escaped super soldier and partners with Tiffani Thiessen.

Wade Henderson is president of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and counsel to the Leadership Conference Education Fund.

The Leadership Conference is a civil and human rights coalition, charged by its diverse membership of more than 200 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, the Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society. The Education Fund builds public will for civil and human rights through campaigns that empower and mobilize civil and human rights advocates around the country to push for progressive change.

Henderson is also the Joseph L. Rauh, Jr., Professor of Public Interest Law at the David A. Clarke School of Law, University of the District of Columbia.

Henderson is well-known for his expertise on a wide range of civil rights, civil liberties, and human rights issues, and is the author of numerous articles on civil rights and public policy issues. Since taking the helm of the Leadership Conference in June 1996, Henderson has worked to address emerging policy issues of concern to the civil and human rights community and to strengthen the effectiveness of the coalition. Under his stewardship, the Leadership Conference has become one of the nation's most effective^{[citation needed]} advocates for civil and human rights.