Education
He began wrestling at an early age and as a senior in high school, he finished sixth at the state wrestling finals.
He began wrestling at an early age and as a senior in high school, he finished sixth at the state wrestling finals.
He previously fought for Bellator Fighting Championships in the lightweight division. He also took part in the season two tournament held by Bellator. He enrolled at Ridgewater College where he was eventually named an All-American.
After obtaining an 8-2 record, Carey was signed onto the Bellator brand and will enter their second season lightweight tournament that started in April.
He fought and defeated UFC veteran, Rich Clementi, in a closely contested match, at Bellator 28. In the third round he landed two illegal knee strikes to Clementi"s face, however, the referee did not deduct a point for them.
In October, Vanier moved to New Mexico and began training with Greg Jackson"s team His first fight as a part of his new team came at Bellator 36 against Lloyd Woodard.
Vanier was defeated in the second round via TKO. The fight was a quarter-final fight in Bellator"s season four lightweight tournament.
At one point in the second round, Vanier grabbed a hold of the fence to defend a takedown.