’s Jen "Tink" Aniano is dedicated to the sport of mma from all sides. Being a journalism major, blogger, and reporter for The Bleacher Report, Aniano proves she can show her skills outside the cage as well as inside. With an amateur record of 2-0, Aniano is well on her way to being successful in and outside the cage.

Fightergirls - How did you get started in MMA?

Aniano - I started in MMA through wrestling. I was a high school and college wrestler. I met my trainer at a national tournament. He asked me if I would be interested and I was. The story starts there.

Fightergirls - What drives your passion for fighting?

Aniano - My passion for fighting comes from my love of the sport. I train everyday and I love every minute of it. My teammates are like my family and MMA offers me a support system like no other. I would probably die with out fighting. I cannot see myself doing or being anything else.

Fightergirls - Being a writer and blogger, how has that helped in your training and how has training helped in writing?

Aniano - I love writing about MMA and I believe that writing helps my training because I can be objective and understand what I need to do in the gym by watching professionals do what they do. My being in the gym helps my writing because I understand fighting form the inside.

Fightergirls - How was the transition from traditional wrestling to mma?

Aniano - Transitioning from wrestling to MMA was not that hard. I still compete in wrestling as well as cagefights. I am also a BJJ fighter and submission grappler. And I will start competing in boxing soon. So, to me, Mixed Martial Arts is all of these things. Being a true artists means competing in all of the sports that go into fighting. I never had to give up wrestling it is still in my life. And wrestling has only made me a better fighter.

Fightergirls - Any upcoming fights?

Aniano - I have a fight on Halloween and the second weekend in November. All of my fights in MI are often two weight classes up so I look at them as experience. I am hopefully going to get some fights in soon at my weight to start building a national record. I plan to go pro by next summer. I am also wrestling in the NYAC holiday tournament in November. And I am grappling December 5th.

Fightergirls - How did you get started in MMA?

Jessica - I just fell into it, I went to a local NAAFS show and met both my coaches thru a mutaul friend when I was 19, they invited me down to try a few classes and I instantly fell in love!

Fightergirls - What drives your passion for fighting?

Jessica - Everything , all