by: Logan Reever
Posted: Mar 6, 2025 / 10:48 PM PST
Updated: Mar 6, 2025 / 11:29 PM PST
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Fighting is a full-time job, whether you’re in the UFC or battling cancer.
This makes one room in the Cure 4 The Kids Foundation facility a vital part of the fight to come.
“It reminds them of being a superhero, being in the gym,” Physical therapist Katie Bremer said. “We see them as a superhero because they’re fighting the real fight.”
This is the first youth training facility the UFC has helped put together and the only one in the country. Former fighter Forrest Griffin was a large part of making it happen.
“It does help us put our struggle in perspective you know,” Griffin said. “There are more important things than a fight. These kids, and I don’t want to sound overdramatic, but their lives are on the line here.”
Tomier Asfar is a former patient who battled HLH and leukemia. He fought through and was able to ring the bell.
As someone who knows the importance of inspiration during this difficult time, he saw how this means the world to the kids.
“The fact that they come in here and help us, I think it’s amazing, and I think it makes us forget about what our issues are,” Asfar said.
The fight is far from over, but neither is the fun.
Whether it is pushup contests with a UFC legend or simply playing catch with their physical therapists, this room and these memories signify the ability to push through.
“When they make it through this, they’re going to be so strong. I like to say they’re going to be bulletproof as they get older. For us and all the UFC fighters, we really take inspiration our of it,” Griffin said.
