nearly as dangerous. I don't have to worry about pleasing the public and the announcers. Or getting eggs thrown at my door because I dropped a ball. I don't have to worry about any of that." Having previously trained with the MASH FIGHT TEAM in Michigan with Former "King Of The Cage" Light Heavyweight Champion James Lee, Westbook now trains at Arizona Combat Sports in Tempe, Arizona. As a mixed martial artist, Westbrook competes in the heavyweight (206-265 lbs.) division. He fought once in 2005 and defeated fellow NFL veteran Jarrod Bunch in the main event of a King of the Cage event in Cleveland, Ohio. After the Bunch fight, Westbrook was inactive for four years; and his return to professional MMA was less successful than his debut. In February, 2009, Travis Browne defeated Westbrook in San Bernardino, California, by technical knockout in the third round. In July 2009, Westbrook squared off against Nick Gaston in the main event of a King of the Cage card in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin. One minute into the fight, Gaston struck Westbrook in the groin with a knee strike, and Westbrook could not continue. The fight was ruled a no contest. Westbrook also fought on season two, episode ten, of MTV's Bully Beatdown. On that episode, it was stated that Westbrook owns a black belt in taekwondo and has reached brown-belt status in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Gustavo Dantas. Westbrook was promoted to a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2010. Mixed martial arts record |- | L | align=center| 1–2 | Nick Gaston | Loss | KOTC: Connection | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 1:04 | Lac de Flambeau, Wisconsin, United States | |- | Loss | align=center| 1–1 | Travis Browne | TKO (punches) | KOTC: Immortal | | align=center| 3 | align=center| 1:22 | San Bernardino, California, United States | |- | Win | align=center| 1–0 | Jarrod Bunch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | KOTC 48: Payback | | align=center| 1 | align=center| 4:55 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | References External links Sherdog - Professional MMA record 1972 births Living people All-American college football players American football wide receivers American male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu American male taekwondo practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Cincinnati Bengals players College Football Hall of Fame