Travis Galbraith was a problem child growing up.  Running between life in
British Columbia and Alberta threw a slew of misnomers his way and each was dealt with negatively.  Travis doesn't ever get into too much detail because talking isn't hi style and it reflects in his present hobby turned
aspiration, MMA.  The vague details still provide a clear enough picture of
the old Travis and one can be assured you didn't want to meet him out back
during adolescence.

"Growing up in Edmonton was just like growing up in any other place.  I got a big family, I have three brothers no sisters I'm not very tight with my family. I didn't play much sports when I grew up I grew up in Youth Detainment Centers so I was in and out of corrections was kind of my thing when I was a kid.  I can't even count how many fights I've been in.  I've been in enough fights that I don't like it that much anymore.  Once I turned 18 I kind of got my shit together and started getting into MMA a little bit."

Transformation is the key to growth and Travis Galbraith is not scared of
progression.  MMA offered that outlet and ironically, MFC President, Mark
Pavelich unknowingly touched the life-changing ethos in his life.

"I first started getting into MMA when I was living in B.C., a couple of my
friends were doing it and stuff like that.  Funny enough one of the first
fight cards that I'd actually been too was Maximum Fighting (Championships)
in Grand Prairie.  As soon as I seen that I was hyped and I ended up getting
into 5 fights out in the parking lot inside the corral, it was called the
corral, and decided that it was something that I wanted to do."

After jumping in head first, Travis' outlook bordered on seriousness with a
prevailing cloak of amusement while preparing to do professional battle.
Interestingly, though success came early on with an impressive debuting
4-fight win streak from the outset.  Then analyze the caliber of opponents
that comprise his 6 losses: Joe Doerksen, Georges St. Pierre, Jonathan
Goulet, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Rafael Cavalcante.  A cornucopia of who's who in
worldwide MMA tat Travis never ducked away from challenging.  True to his
pseudonym, The Gladiator, Galbraith is definitely warrior-made.

 "I'm not taking anything away from any of those guys I fought because a lot
of them are tough guys but I'm notorious for taking fights at the last
minute even though its not the smartest thing to do if you're trying to
build a career but when the big show calls you need to step up.  I can
attribute a lot of that stuff to the fact that I'm a gamer, I'm ready to go;
we can hit the ground we can stand-up anywhere, you know, I'm ready for
anything and I'm just super aggressive in my fights."

With a pending battle with UFC veteran, David Heath who is fresh off a 1st
round submission victory over Roger Holett at MFC 20, Galbraith feels
confident on the possibilities to build a bigger name outside of Canada.

"I guess I've been fighting local guys I want to fight some Americans and
this is what I need to get my name out there.  I need some gatekeepers, if
you will, I need to knock some of those guys down and hopefully get my name
out there."

As he advances as a mixed martial artist, Travis Galbraith has already made
the transformation from problem child to 'a problem' for any competitors in
what was just a hobby.  His perseverance should be hailed as a beacon of
hope for all of Canada's troubled youth, for the word problem can always be
turned into a positive if you can do it right.