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49-year-old Titan FC COO Lex McMahon brawls in MMA debut, wins by choke

What a boss move by a boss man.

When we found out back in September that Titan FC COO [autotag]Lex McMahon[/autotag] would be making his MMA debut at 49, it would’ve been understandable to think he wouldn’t exactly put himself through hell inside the cage.

But think again.

On Saturday at Force 4 in the Dominican Republic, McMahon (1-0) went balls to the wall against 24-fight veteran Justin Thornton (6-18), engaging in a brawl before winning with a rear-naked choke.

Check out these wild highlights (via Twitter):

THE INTRODUCTION

THE BRAWLING

THE FINISH

I don’t care if this was a hand-picked opponent with a losing record, McMahon chose to get inside that cage for a real fight for the first time at age 49. That takes guts.

His reason for doing it?

“Why does the old man want to get his ass whooped and get after it?” McMahon, who was donating his fight purse to AHERO, said in September after making the announcement. “For 12 years, I’ve been asking these fighters to go in and fight so I can make money and my partner can make money. … It feels a bit inauthentic and disingenuous to not have done this. All these feelings, all these emotions, hard work, pain and suffering, I’m gonna go through it.”

Indeed he did. We salute you, sir.

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Titan FC COO Lex McMahon set to make MMA debut at age 49

Never let it be said that Titan Fighting COO Lex McMahon was one of those fight promoters who never actually stepped in the ring.

Never let it be said Titan FC COO [autotag]Lex McMahon[/autotag] is one of those combat sports executives who never actually stepped into the ring himself.

The 49-year old McMahon announced during Friday night’s Titan FC 64 that he will step into the cage to fight [autotag]Justin Thornton[/autotag] in the main event of Fighting Force 4. The UFC Fight Pass-streamed card will be held on Nov. 21 in the Dominican Republic.

“Why does the old man want to get his ass whooped and get after it?” McMahon said after the announcement of the fight.
For 12 years, I’ve been asking these fighters to go in and fight so I can make money and my partner can make money.”

McMahon, who was one of the sport’s leading agents before going into the fight promotion business, acknowledged what’s often thought about fight promoters who never competed, but not often said out loud.

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“It feels a big inauthentic and disingenuous to not have done this,” McMahon said. “All these feelings, all these emotions, hard work, pain and suffering, I’m gonna go through it. I’ve been going through it quietly behind the scenes.”

McMahon plans on donating his fight purse to AHERO, a charity that address Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and suicide among military veterans. McMahon sits on the board of the charity.

Thornton, a 37-year-old competitor from Louisiana, has a record of 6-17. He’s on a four-fight losing streak, and has fought UFC standouts Walt Harris and Chase Sherman.