Save the insults; he's heard them all before (and cracked a few skulls because of them).
Tyler Freeland may have been born with hypochondroplasia, or dwarfism, but athletics have always been a part of the former high-school wrestler's life.
Now, after a 15-6 amateur record and work with famed trainer Shawn Tompkins, he's ready to make his pro MMA debut at Friday's Tachi Palace Fights 8 event, which streams for free on MMAjunkie.com.