If you're a boxer or mixed martial arts fighter and you're bleeding, Jacob Duran is the man you want in your corner. Known simply as Stitch throughout the sport, the 55-year-old Duran is
an elite cut man. His job is to help look after the safety of fighters
while allowing them to do what they do best. No other cut man in history has ever
attained the level of respect and credibility on treating fighters. His
resume reads as a who's who list of legendary fighters that he has
personally treated. There is no single better investment
you can make in your fight career than to learn the Stitch way of
protecting and treating a fighter!
In the boxing world, Duran has worked with the Klitschko brothers,
Fernando Vargas, Diego Corrales, Johnny Tapia and Mike McCallum, among
others. He even appeared in the latest Rocky movie as cut man to the
fighter played by Antonio Tarver. Duran joined the UFC when Zuffa purchased
the company in 2001 and also works on The Ultimate Fighter reality TV
shows.
Duran grew up a farm worker in small California town of 1,500. His
journey to cut man started in 1974 while stationed in Thailand during
the Vietnam War. After seeing kickboxing live, he got hooked and
started studying Muay Thai. "Even though I loved training, I just found being a cut man was
exceptional because it's a one-on-one thing. You can make a
difference in a fight."
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