He received his BA in Politics from Whitman College and his JD from Cornell Law School. He has followed the sport of mixed martial arts closely since being introduced to Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1998 by a law school classmate. [1] Hamlin, Tom. “More Positive Drug Test Results Appear Likely,” MMAweekly.com, http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=6805&zoneid=13