Fodor has been fighting professionally for about 18 months, but has an extensive amateur record that dates back 9 years, making him an experienced veteran of 23 fights. “I really thought we are all the same. And it hit me, ‘What the **** are you doing man?

I find the minutiae of the world very funny. The younger Fodor is somewhat of a superhero in his spare time — complete with costume and everything — keeping the streets of Seattle safe.MMA is full of fighters talking trash.At the pre-fight weigh in Jones had to be held back after he said something to Caros and a scuffle broke out. To me, that was the scariest part, because no one thinks of me as a superhero. It was another mugging.But he pursued the mugger anyway, up and down a building, and around the street. He was Bruce Wayne's son and he gave all his money back to his dad and said, ‘Look, I'm going to do this on my own.' Seattle’s superhero Phoenix Jones has garnered a lot of headlines over the many years he has been patrolling the Emerald City. Seattle superhero “Phoenix Jones,” speaks to the media after making a court appearance in Seattle. We soon learn that he was thrown through the glass door of a venue he was patronizing earlier. He swung another shot at me, and I was like tap tap, and he went down.”“By the time I get to bleeding in my car … I’m ecstatic, because I’m not crazy,” he said.

Most of the black mask guys had run off, so we're figuring that we're going to jail. But I’m not going to do it for anyone else or some ulterior motive that makes anyone better. I was already a state bowling champion — if you do that you are going to get in a lot of fights in bowling alley parking lots.

It really pops!" There's something kind of sweet about that, it's kind of metrosexual. So write a thank-you email to the recruiter and send it within a few hours of your phone interview. They would spot areas where certain crimes would uptick, and go there to prevent things from happening. You did this, this is your fault,” he said as he tried to hold back tears.” Position 3 is the medic, because we have a medic on call with us at all times.

Phoenix Jones: Getting to know the man behind the mask New, 49 comments Interview exclusive with Phoenix Jones, the crime fighting superhero of Seattle that recently signed with WSOF. I’ll stop it because that’s what I want to do.”He tried to up his game using a net gun — a gun that shoots a net at a target. When we're there, we keep our super suits hidden until we actually have to stop crime, in which case we reveal them after we've intervened and need to identify ourselves to the police. It’s not like I can stop being who I am. And a lot of my friends and a lot of personal things in my life have let me down in a way that has broken my spirit. This is your chance to get to know the man behind the mask a little better.All the sudden, homeland security shows up with giant guns, and tell everybody to get on the ground. Nearly 10 years ago, Fodor decided to take his special set of MMA skills built up at the gym and in martial arts studios and use them to fight crime and other disturbances on the streets of Seattle.That was how it started. He started reflecting on his personal life and his friends.

But at night when there are villains on the prowl, he transforms into Phoenix Jones, masked vigilante and crime-stopper. I thought we were all alike. (Staff/Reuters) “I know it sounds weird to say it that way, but it wasn’t that far of a jump for me. He and Caros obviously don’t get along, but he didn’t want their problems to manifest themselves in the Octagon.“He (Caros) set this fight up, he called WSOF, our coaches were the same coaches, they set up both our contracts and then I got kicked out of the gym and now I have to beat him up.”You often never know whether it’s an actual person speaking or just a character they’ve created for themselves.“We’re going to go out there and we’re going to fight and the best fighter’s going to win.“You did this and you put us here. Mine is Nightwing. It wasn’t worth it. The police came by that time, took some photos, had some laughs at his expense.“The difference was supposed to be the people who saw (a superhero), being inspired to not act this way anymore,” he said. Maybe they won’t call you a superhero, but you went out and you did something, you made a difference.”“I thought I would inspire people and show them that anyone can do this,” Fodor said. Position 4 is our camera guy and Position 5 is our backup call-in. Phoenix Jones Injuries.

I could definitely see him becoming like a folk hero. You have been the best at everything you have ever done. It’s my special talent and my special gift. By the time those processes are complete, about a year has gone by. Real-life superheroes Phoenix Jones Top Books Interview jon ronson. Benjamin Fodor, a.k.a. Take Phoenix Jones for instance, a real-life superhero.

The first position is the guy who takes care of the violent crime. This is what mentally crazy people do.”Over the years the Phoenix Jones operation grew.