Background
In 1987, at the age of 1, Clark"s father died leaving his mother to raise the family.
In 1987, at the age of 1, Clark"s father died leaving his mother to raise the family.
Born in Southeastern Minnesota, Clark was raised on a farm north of Dover, Minnesota. Clark has 3 siblings: Tyrel Clark, Doron Clark, and Amanda Clark. In 1993, his family moved to Eyota, Minnesota. He then transferred to Saint Cloud State University where he was a part of the wrestling team After one semester, he left to attended Rochester Community and Technical College for one semester before transferring to Winona State University in the fall of 2005.
He graduated with a Bachelor"s Degree in Communication Arts & Literature with ambitions of being an English teacher although he is content substitute teaching while focusing on training.
Clark is a mixed martial artist and a coach with Compound Mobile Marketing Association , a team of fighters that compete in mixed martial arts (Mobile Marketing Association ). His training time is split between Compound Mobile Marketing Association and the Minnesota Martial Arts Academy in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
After graduating from Dover-Eyota High School, where he was coached by Minnesota Wrestling Hall of Fame coach Mike Mazzitelli, Clark attended Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota for one year and was a member of the football and track teams.