 After an encounter with German Judo black belt and MMA practioneer Gregor Herb  in 2007 Pascal also started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and MMA.He made his professional MMA debut in January 2008 in his native Germany.In 2009, Pascal spent some time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to train under BJJ master Roberto “Gordo” Correa.