Glena Avila is surrounded by a jubilant group of trainers and teammates after this past Saturday’s King of the Cage Grand Finale Mixed Martial Arts title fight at Chinook Winds Casino and Resort in Lincoln City.

From her amateur fighting career to starring in an award-winning documentary to her journey as a professional MMA fighter, the past nine years have been a crazy whirlwind for Glena Avila. She never felt like she would have as much of an impact she has on the sport and with others who dare to dream big.