#7 - Sammy Oropeza - MMA, Real Estate, & Believing

Sammy Oropeza is a former mixed martial artist, who competed in Bellator's middleweight and welterweight divisions.

"Sammy O" had 16 professional MMA fights, racking up an impressive 13-3 record. With some of the meanest knockouts you’ll ever see on YouTube. 

Sammy and I have a far-ranging conversation: from what it was like growing up as the youngest of 6 kids, to what it was like losing his Dad to liver failure at age of 10 and how his Dad’s untimely death became the event that shaped his life forever.

Sammy O explains why one of the primary goals of his MMA career was to tell the story of his father’s life before one of his fights and what it was like when he finally had that opportunity. 

We discuss what it felt like when he became a parent himself and the values he tries to pass on to his own daughter. 

We also get into a great discussion on why Sammy believes the greatest gift he got from his MMA career is learning how to live in the present moment and how his most crushing defeat in the ring led to his greatest opportunity – his emerging career in the Philadelphia real estate market. 

Sammy Oropeza has a remarkable story to tell.

Sammy is a microcosm of the great city he lives in.

He is authentic, hard working, high energy, and passionate. These traits come through in everything he says and does.   

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Mentioned during show:

Book: Spin Selling (by Neal Rackam)

IG: Sell With Sammy O

YouTube: Sammy O Mixtape of his MMA Career