An MMA fighter stood up for a bullied Oklahoma boy. Then the stars aligned
Posted by The Editor on November 28, 2019 4:00 am
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Justin Wren recognized a younger version of himself when he came across a viral video of a 12-year-old getting attacked in school – and has seized on a chance to change the culture
Rayden Overbay winced and arched his back as the boy unloaded punches on him. He stumbled backward against the bathroom stalls looking for some escape, but there were attackers on every side. And behind them onlookers, half a dozen at least, some of them holding up cell phones fixed on an autistic, partially deaf 12-year-old getting the beating of his life. Rayden went home that day with a black eye, a busted lip, a bloody nose and a concussion.
Less than 24 hours later, professional mixed martial artist Justin Wren sat at his kitchen table watching the video, which had been posted to social media by one of the kids who shot it. It was like finding a long-lost home movie in the attic.