O'Reilly's hard work has led him to UFC and a dream come true

In Brendan O’Reilly’s formative years as a fighter, mixed martial arts wasn’t exactly packing 56,000 fans into stadiums in Melbourne. In fact, when the Brisbane product began his career in taverns holding 200 people on a good night, he was just happy to provide entertainment for his sister when she was on a first date with her future husband.“When I started mixed martial arts, no one really knew what it was and the UFC wasn’t established in Australia at all,”