Man With Rare Disorder to Make MMA Debut

Fighter profile of Humberto Manuel Arboleda by Paul Huntington

Life has not been easy for Humberto Manuel Arbodleda. He has a disorder known as hypertrichosis, which causes him to grow excess hair all over his face and body. Humberto was abandoned as a boy by his family who were horrified of his appearance. He tried begging for money on the streets of Leticia Colombia, but eventually retreated into the jungle where he managed to befriend several wild dogs. He spent 10 years with the dogs, eventually attaining the rank of pack leader. Eventually Humberto was discovered while urinating on a pole by a Muy Thai gym in neighboring Brazil. The gym owner, Pedro Silva, an advid dog lover, took Humberto in and traind him in Portuguese and Muy Thai. Humberto spent 4 years training with Silva, until Silva got a job offer in Toronto which he accepted. He set Humberto up in an amateur mma promotion, where he has spent a little over a year. Humberto got signed to Dog Pound Elite Fighting (ironically) and is set to make his pro debut against Shinji Tanaka at DPEF -3 in New York at The Underground on 5/12. Humberto is reportedly happy to be making his debut and hopes to increase awareness of hypertrichosis around the globe with his new found fame.

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