I left war-torn Congo at 12 without speaking any English and got bullied… but it turned me into a feared MMA star AFTER Marc Diakiese left war-torn Congo at 12 for a better life in England he was mercilessly bullied - but it turned him into a feared fighter.
Diakiese told SunSport: "When I was young, a lot of people tried to bully me at school and that got me into a lot of trouble when you can't speak English.
In and out of trouble with the law, Diakiese got kicked out of his house at 16 by his uncle and was in desperate need of a distraction.
Desperate to escape the dangerous war zones, Diakiese flew over 4,000 miles to join his uncle who was already living in Doncaster.
That is when he stumbled across the local MMA gym next door to him - and by 17 Diakiese started in MMA.
