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<\/p>\nKENOSHA \u2014 While most teenagers are focused on a typical high school schedule, 17-year-old Andrew DeVito from Kenosha is training seven hours a day and representing the United States on the world stage.<\/p>\n
WATCH: Meet the Kenosha 17-year-old MMA champion representing Team USA<\/p>\n
Meet the Kenosha 17-year-old MMA champion representing Team USA<\/p>\n
Andrew is a national MMA champion with a 10-0 record in the United States, a bronze medalist at the GAMMA MMA World Championships in Brazil and a bronze medalist at the UWW World Championships in Greece under an Olympic-recognized international federation.<\/p>\n
His long-term goal is not just to reach the UFC but to become a UFC champion.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all I think about,\u201d Andrew said. \u201cI\u2019m in the gym like seven hours a day. I\u2019m either driving to training, eating and recovering, or training again. I just wanna win. I just wanna be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Andrew DeVito<\/p>\n
He trains at gyms across the Midwest, including in Chicago alongside some of the best fighters in the world, before driving back to Kenosha to train again.<\/p>\n
For Andrew, representing his hometown on the world stage means everything.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m honored. I\u2019m very grateful to be representing my community, the U.S., Kenosha, everything,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s more than just me. It feels nice fighting for something bigger than myself. It puts more pressure on me, but it also makes me want to work harder.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Sept. 8, Andrew flies to Colombia for the Pan-American Championships, representing Team USA and looking for gold.<\/p>\n
He said his preparation comes down to one simple belief.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know the hardest part is the training,\u201d he said. \u201cIf I put 100% in every single day, there\u2019s no way I won\u2019t win. It\u2019s almost inevitable. I trust my training and my coaches.\u201d<\/p>\n
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