M-1 Global heavyweight Lloyd “Kadillac” Marshbanks is one of the most unique fighters in all of mixed martial arts. So unique that he is often misunderstood. A winner of 52 MMA contests against just eight losses, Marshbanks’ record is often discounted because many of his fights took place in non-sanctioned environments. His non-sanctioned fights have drawn comparisons at times to Kimbo Slice, to which Marshbanks contends that he was doing backyard fights long before Kimbo came onto the scene (and long before YouTube even existed) and that he was fighting competitors who also had formal martial arts training.

The bulk of Marshbanks’ unsanctioned fights also took place in California at a time when MMA was not legalized. Soon after its legalization in California, Marshbanks once again found it difficult to find fights as many managers and promoters who mis-judged him by his rotund physique soon learned he was no tomato can. After embarrassing one too many “up-and-coming heavyweights,” Marshbanks soon found himself on a world tour as he sought out fights in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Peru, and Bulgaria.

Another thing that critics fail to realize is that Marshbanks is a legitimate athlete: a former All-American wrestler while in high school, Marshbanks is also the nephew of former NFL star Rosevelt Greer. As you will witness in the below highlight video, Marshbanks’ ground fighting skills are not to be taken lightly. They are skills he hopes to put on display in front of a live national television audience this Friday night at 10 p.m. ET during “HDNET FIGHTS PRESENTS M-1 BREAKTHROUGH” when he takes on Poland’s Michael Kita.