Jay Viola grew up boxing as a young kid from about 6 yrs old until the time he was 11. Jay always loved boxing and any martial arts or fighting of any kind and when he first saw the UFC in 1993, he immediately knew this was something he would love to do. It was not until about 12 yrs later that Jay actually got into an MMA gym and started training back in Boston at North Shore BJJ, Gracie Barra Boston and Sityodtong.
Jay mainly trained Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the first few yrs. He is currently a purple belt in BJJ and resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where he learns from some of the best fighters in the world including Robert Drysdale and Mark Laimon
Jay trains his striking and all around MMA at Fasi Sport with coach Apollo Sebastian and BJJ coach Sonny Nohara.
