Mauricio Palmar is a contributor for FanSided MMA. He's currently a student at Syracuse University, studying Magazine and Digital Journalism at the Newhouse School of Communications. He has also served as a student intern at the Severna Park Voice, as well as a contributor with Diamond Digest. He prefers lighter weight classes in MMA, and his favorite fighters are Max Holloway, Demetrious Johnson and Jose Aldo.