{"id":2228633,"date":"2024-04-23T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mma-fighter-wrestles-alligator-on-road-in-florida\/"},"modified":"2024-04-23T21:48:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:48:33","slug":"watch-mma-fighter-wrestles-alligator-on-road-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mma-fighter-wrestles-alligator-on-road-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: MMA Fighter Battles Alligator on Florida Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-mma-fighter-wrestles-alligator-on-road-in-florida%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2228633&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An MMA\u2063 fighter in \u2062Florida, known\u2063 as &#8220;Blue Collar Brawler,&#8221; showcased his bravery by wrestling an alligator on a Jacksonville road. \u200cVideo footage captured licensed \u200dtrapper Mike Dragich confronting the reptile near\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sasse-reintroduces-infant-protection-bill\/\" title=\"Sasse Reintroduces Infant Protection Bill\">strip mall<\/a>. Dragich, who was in the area for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/memorial-service-held-for-slain-fbi-agent-in-fla\/\" title=\"Memorial service held for slain FBI agent in Fla.\">hockey game<\/a>, responded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-original-biden-remembers-orrin-hatch-as-an-energetic-sharp-elbowed-man-of-deep-faith\/\" title=\"\u2018American Original\u2019: Biden Remembers Orrin Hatch As An \u2018Energetic, Sharp-Elbowed\u2019 Man Of \u2018Deep Faith\u2019\">unexpected call<\/a> for assistance. \u2062The MMA fighter &#8220;Blue Collar \u200dBrawler&#8221; in \u200dFlorida displayed courage by wrestling an alligator on a Jacksonville road. Video \u200cfootage documented \u200dlicensed trapper Mike \u200cDragich facing the reptile near a strip mall. Dragich, who was in\u2062 the area for a hockey game, promptly responded to the unforeseen request \u2062for help.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>An MMA fighter in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida<\/a> removed an alligator from a road in Jacksonville this week by wrestling with it with his bare hands.<\/p>\n<p>Video showed licensed trapper Mike Dragich, known in the MMA world as \u201cBlue Collar Brawler,\u201d chasing down the reptile near a strip mall on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Dragich was reportedly in the area to attend a Jacksonville Icemen minor league hockey game when he got the call from law enforcement. It was because he was at the game that he did not have his equipment and had to use his bare hands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was at a hockey game in downtown Jacksonville with my family,\u201d Dragich <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news4jax.com\/news\/local\/2024\/04\/22\/florida-man-uses-bare-hands-to-remove-8-foot-gator-from-busy-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> News4JAX. \u201cJacksonville Sheriff\u2019s Office called the emergency alligator situation to FWC and I was dispatched. It was only five minutes from the game, so I literally left the game, caught the alligator, and then went back to the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/bizarre\/2024\/04\/23\/mike-dragich-alligator-wrestling-video-jacksonville-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the ranked middleweight fighter has a 2-2-0 record, but hasn\u2019t stepped in the octagon in a year and a half. \u201cHe also leads a nonprofit called Project Savior Outdoors, which uses outdoor adventures to help veterans deal with post-traumatic stress disorder,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Florida man vs. alligator \ud83d\udc0a<\/p>\n<p>Mike Dragich, a licensed Florida alligator trapper, used his bare hands to remove an 8-foot alligator that was wandering a busy area of Jacksonville, Florida, over the weekend. And he did it barefoot! \u2063<br \/> \u2063<br \/> Do not try this on your own. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xLx1kOL2sQ\">pic.twitter.com\/xLx1kOL2sQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AccuWeather (@accuweather) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/accuweather\/status\/1782777705198452962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week in Jacksonville, Florida, an MMA fighter called &#8220;Blue Collar Brawler&#8221; wrestled an alligator on a road near a strip mall. The video captured licensed trapper Mike Dragich in action, showcasing his bravery as he tackled the reptile bare-handed. 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