Help Me PLZ!

I am in one hell of a bind, so here is whats up...

I moved to Indiana to help my mom get back on her feet, help her get a job, a place to stay, help er get people to stop taking advantage of her, and help raise my 5 yr old baby brother. I was still trying to pursue my dream to fight MMA and go pro, despite being a disabled vet from the Marine Corps. I had saved all my money to enter into a SMMA tournament on the 15th of this month in Vegas, and had started to save to go to an MMA fight in Colorado in nov. My moms truck got impounded because her ex boyfriend is a useless piece of shit and don't follow threw with his word and promises, and spent our money on something else apparently.

I now have to get the truck out of impound, pay a bunch of money to get the title to the car, get insurance on it, and get tags for it. this leaves me with non of the money i had saved up, and every company i had talked to didn't even respond to a sponsorship request.

Im a disabled vet, getting only $770 a month, and taking care of myself, my mom, and baby brother, and just want to be able to achieve my dream and prove the world wrong that i can still fight even tho I'm disabled. Dose anyone have any ideas of how i could possibly come up with $400 in the next 2 weeks, and 1k in the next 2 months?

Hi Trez,

Have you tried contacting any local companies in your area that have a direct affiliation with the military? Maybe one of them might be willing to sponsor you. Many business owners have served time in the military and might be willing to help a fellow veteran.

You could also try to holding an event to raise sponsorship money for your trip. Maybe try working with a local VFW Hall, restaurant or bar in your area to help raise money for you and other disabled vets facing the same financial issues.

Additionally, I would also try contacting as many military related companies as possible by the internet or phone to see if they would be willing to lend a hand. Put together a professional email that is like a resume or direct potential sponsors to your profile on MMA Recruiter, so they can see who you are and what you are all about.

Sponsorship funds are very hard to come by these days. The sport is still very young and most of the companies involved in the MMA industry are start-up businesses with limited funds. Add in a downed economy and most companies do not have much to spare. That is why I would suggest trying local companies in your area. Try going door-to-door or maybe a local store will let you setup outside their shop. You will be surprised how many people are MMA fans.

Hopefully this information helps and please contact us if you have any questions.

that was extremely helpful, sometimes the ideas right in front of you are the hardest to see ty!

No worries. Hopefully those ideas were informative. Stay positive, work hard towards your goals and you will achieve them.