Surviving PRISON GLADIATOR SCHOOL | Damien Trites

Aug 6, 2023 · 57 min · Episode 50 · 82.7 MB

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After his parents decide to move Damien away from the violence in Springfield, Massachusetts to Long Island, Damien begins to hang around the wrong crowd. It doesn't take long for a couple assault charges to pile up, leading Damien to spend time in one of New York's worst juvenile detention facilities. In this episode we dive into getting bullied as a child, surviving a prison known as gladiator school, the struggles associated with addiction and turning negative energy into a MMA career.

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00:00 Intro

01:26 Childhood

07:33 Leaving Springfield

10:05 Start of Problems in Long Island

18:11 What Leads to Juvenile Detention

26:55 What could have helped

27:50 Life after Juvie

32:10 Moving Back To Springfield Massachusetts

37:25 Drug usage

39:40 Time for a change

41:53 Fighting Professionally

46:40 Chasing Hollywood

47:47 Being a Positive Role Model to His Son

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