>>> ALL NEW AT 11:00, WE'RE
MEETING THE FIGHTER WHO GOES BY
THE NICKNAME GAME BREAD,
MEANING SOMEONE WHO CAN FIGHT
ONE OF HIS BIGGEST FIGHTS EVER.
MILLIONS OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS
FANS KNOW HIM AND THE NICKNAME.
>> WHAT THEY MAY NOT KNOW IS HE
LEARNED TO CONQUER ALL OF
LIFE'S CHALLENGES RIGHT HERE IN
SOUTH FLORIDA.
CBS 4 HAS HIS INSPIRATIONAL
STORY.
>> Reporter: THE TIME IS
TICKING.
AND HE'S NOT STOPPING.
>> THE TIGER IS READY TO EAT
AND LET'S GO.
>> Reporter: ON APRIL 24, THIS
UFC FIGHTER BE FACE OFF IN
HOPES OF BECOMING THE NEW
WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE
WORLD.
>> I CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN AND
WORKING ON, THE FRUITS OF MY
RAIN, SINCE CHILDHOOD TO RIGHT
NOW.
>> Reporter: BUT WHAT SOME OF
YOU MAY NOT KNOW HIS JOURNEY
BEGAN HERE ON THE STREETS OF
MIAMI.
HE CALLS AN INSPIRATION HIS
MOTHER AND FATHER.
>> WE WENT THROUGH SOME HARD
HERE IN A WAY SO I THANK THEM
FOR SACRIFICING FOR ME.
>> Reporter: AND WHEN HE WAS
JUST 4 YEARS OLD, HIS FATHER
WAS SENT TO PRISON.
>> MY DAD GOT SENT AWAY AT AN
EARLY AGE AND MY MOM HAD TWO
JOBS A T A TIME, A PART-TIME
JOB AND SINCE I WAS LIKE A KID,
YOU KNOW.
>> Reporter: HIS MOTHER'S
STRUGGLING IGG FIRED THE FIRE
IN HIM TO CHASE HIS DREAMS.
>> I HAVE TRAITS SINCE I WAS
YOUNG AND IT IS THE REASON WHY
I'M AT 36 AND I OUT WORK
EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: HIS PASSION FOR
FIGHTING BEDWAN WHEN HE WAS A
CHILD.
AS A TEENAGER, HE TELLS ME HE
HAD TO SLEEP IN A CAR AND
>> DO I PAY RENT RIGHT NOW FOR
LIKE THE NEXT SIX MONTHS OR
SAVE THAT MONEY, SLEEP IN MY
CAR, GOT MORE MONEY FOR FOOD.
>> Reporter: BUT HIS SACRIFICE
STARTED TO PAY OFF.
AT THE AGE OF 18, HE BEGAN
FIGHTING IN THE BACK YARDS
FILMED ON YOUTUBE WERE WATCHED
BY MILLIONS.
AND ONE OF THOSE EYES OBSERVING
WAS HIS FATHER, WATCHING ON
REPLAY FROM A TELEVISION IN
PRISON.
>> I MEAN, DOING IT AND GETTING
NOTICED IN THE STREET, DO YOU
THINK YOU MADE YOUR DAD PROUD?
>> WHEN THE VIDEO FINALLY GOT
BIG AND STUFF, HE WAS TELLING
ALL OF HIS BUDDIES, THAT IS MY
SON.
THE SAME KID WHO HAS BEEN
COMING HERE FOREVER.
>> THEY WERE LIKE MAN, THAT IS
REALLY YOUR SON!
I COULD SEE IT IN HIS FACE, HE
SO I KNEW I WAS ON THE RIGHT
PATH.
>> Reporter: HE BEGAN FIGHTING
INTO IT HE HAD HIS FATHER BY
HIS SIDE, NOT MISSING ONE OF
HIS MMA FIGHTS.
IT WAS THE START OF JORGE'S
RESURRECTION.
UNBELIEVABLE!
>> Reporter: TO MARK UFC'S
FASTEST KNOCK-OUT IN FIVE
SECONDS.
>> OH!
>> Reporter: TO BEING CROWNED
UFC TITLE.
>> CONGRATULATIONS ON THE
TITLE.
>> Reporter: REMINISCING ON HIS
JOURNEY, HE SAYS HE IS NOT
PROUD BUT GRATEFUL.
>> THE OLDER I GOT, YES, I'M
GOING TO BE SITTING IN THIS
SEAT TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE
BIGGEST FIGHTS IN THE SPORT.
HAVE GONE THROUGH SO MUCH MORE
THAN THIS GUY COULD EVER OFFER,
AND I KNOW IT FOR A FACT
BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY FOUGHT
HIM.
THERE ARE A LOT OF MOMENTS THAT
FORWARD AND A ROT OF INCIDENTS
THAT I'M LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE
MY DAY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
HE WANTED ME TO SHARE A SPECIAL
MESSAGE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE A
DREAM.
HE SAYS LOOK UP TO THE CEILING
AND KEEP YOUR HEAD UP.