, Biniyam participated in his first MMA fight and won in shocking fashion.Biniyam has been training hard to be an MMA fighter, which has been a source of tension between him and Ariela on this season of because of the amount of time and money it takes.
Still, Biniyam insisted it's his «American dream» and was extremely excited about his first fight on Sunday's episode. Ariela, however, was definitely not feeling great about it.
She noted that her father, a doctor, refused to come to the fight because of the health risks that come along with MMA fighting.«Honestly, some of the statistics and data that [my father] mentions are pretty scary,» she said. «Bini can get seriously hurt or die.»Before the fight, Ariela told Biniyam that if he didn't want to fight, he didn't have to, but there was no chance of Biniyam changing his mind.«Listen, just let me try it,» he told her. «I don't want to kill myself like something, I promise you.»When Ariela asked him if he would continue with the fight if she asked him not to do it, he told her not to ask him that question.«I already made up my mind, I'm ready,» he said. «I don't want to look back.»Biniyam was clearly loving the spotlight as he stepped onto the octagon, waving the Ethiopian flag.
Ariela sat with her mom, Janice, who was also extremely nervous. Biniyam was aggressive in the fight from the start, landing a shocking flying kick to his opponent.
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