Dave Fio figured out that “Muay Thai will bring the Bitch Out of You”
David Meyers, aka Dave Fio, was a contestant on Season 24 of the hit series American Idol. “Fio,” which stands for “Figure It Out,” accurately describes Dave’s journey—not only to weight loss but also to finding himself. Dave told us while speaking on Knockouts and 3 Counts:
“I lost motivation after being let go from American Idol, 120 pounds into my weight loss journey, and started 75 Hard. My friend Phil of Mitten Muay Thai and MMT Gym reached out to help me and said how it could help me and give a little exposure for the new gym.”
As he began his journey learning the art of Muay Thai kickboxing under the tutelage of Nick Bismarck and Phil Saponaro, Dave quickly learned that Muay Thai will “bring the bitch out of you.” Dave went on to say that the “zero-excuse policy and hard rounds he got at MMT Gym were why he shined in the ring” at MMT 006.
When I asked his biggest takeaways from the fight, he said the biggest was comfort—specifically how it silenced the “what ifs”:
“What if nothing? We got in the ring and we did it. The walk to the ring is 90 percent of it.”
His other big takeaway was what it did for his mentality, because to Meyers, there was no other option:
“The only way to win a fight is to be ready to kill, ready to die.”
He also had a message for keyboard warriors and “street-fighting specialists” of the world:
“If you’ve been in a fight and know how hard that is, you’d know the killers the guys in the UFC are.”
For those who have been following Knockouts and 3 Counts, you know we’re pro wrestling guys as well. Dave went on to speak about his friend Dakota Luna, a pro wrestling promoter in the Downriver area who recently passed after a long battle with leukemia. Dave also shared his own pro wrestling experience—making an appearance at Luna’s promotion and smashing his first acoustic guitar over a guy in a pro wrestling ring.
One thing is for sure—there is more to David Meyers, aka Dave Fio, than what you hear behind a mic!
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