By Thomas Gerbasi David Bielkheden has never been one to let where he’s at dictate where he’s going, whether in competition or in life. It explains his decision to drop from the 170-pound weight class to the lightweight division after losing his UFC debut in March to Diego Sanchez, and it also gives insight into his choice to leave his native Stockholm nine years ago to begin training with Murilo Bustamante and the renowned Brazilian Top Team. It’s not your usual commute, even in a sport where packing your bags and uprooting yourself in order to improve your game is a regular occurrence. For Bielkheden, he was traveling to a country with an entirely different language and culture at the age of 20. Needless to say, his mother wasn’t too thrilled about what probably seemed to be an impetuous decision, but a necessary one for...
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