Pegasus Cagefighting League Makes Dreams Come True

Fighter profile of Zach Didion by Chad Didion

FOLLOW UP STORY

SYDNEY- As our continued coverage of Sydney based fighter Zach Didion, we pull into the drive way at our normal 9 am time.  Something seems different.  We have gotten used to seeing 18 year old Didion out front, preparing for a long run to start his day.  Today there is nobody out front.  It's seems quiet, almost like something is wrong.  I grab my recorder, paper and pencil and head towards the front door.

Before I can reach the front step the door flies open and there, screaming, jumping with tears, appears Zach.  I almost can't understand what he says, half thinking something horrible has happened, then I pick up on what he's saying.  "Hell yeah baby!  I got it!  Finally!"  So just 1 week after we wrote about this young talent hard road to his MMA career, the dream has come to fruition.

Julian Cisneros of the Pegasus Cagefighting League has signed Zach to a 8 fight contract.  Financials of the deal are undisclosed, but speculation is that Cisneros has helped pay the way to move the fighter from Sydney to St.Petersburg were the league is located.

"If I have to move to St.Petersburg that's what I'll do, hell if I had to move to Timbuktu I would move there."  says a jubilant Didion.  The fighter already has made several phone calls to family and friends and has most of his belongings packed.  His flight leaves at noon this same day.  During this time here, trainer Jason Houston arrives.  There is a tearful good bye, filled with different emotions.

Houston leaves us with this "Hey, this kid is going to be something.  I knew it from the start, he's special.  The PCL is getting a star."  One thing about the contract that we learned, Didion was signed for the 155 weight class, his natural weight is 145 so he was told he will need to increase his weight.  Seems like a small task for this what he's already gone through to get to this point.

It was a fun time hanging around this kid.  He has been through allot and even I couldn't help but get emotional knowing that he has finally reach his goal of receiving a professional contract.  No matter what happens from this point forward, you can count on one thing, there will be another dream Didion will set for himself...champion has a nice ring to it.

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