Airman Steps Up to MMA Challenge

By Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs / Published November 04, 2011

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Turner, Air Force Financial Services Center station gain auditor, poses for a photo after his fight in Ring Wars, a mixed martial arts fighting tournament, hosted at the Bellamy Fitness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 21, 2011. This was his second MMA fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Daniel Turner, Air Force Financial Services Center station gain auditor, poses for a photo after his fight in Ring Wars, a mixed martial arts fighting tournament, hosted at the Bellamy Fitness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., Oct. 21, 2011. This was his second MMA fight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kate Thornton/Released)

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ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. -- Staff Sgt. Daniel Turner, Air Force Financial Services Center station gain auditor, trained for his second MMA fight for months. When he stepped into the ring Oct. 21, 2011 on Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., he was ready. Check out the photo slideshow below to follow his journey.

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