Francis Marshall is living the dream of being a UFC fighter after competing four times inside the Octagon as a member of the lightweight roster.
His latest appearance saw him bounce back from consecutive defeats by besting Dennis Buzukja on short notice this past weekend at the UFC Apex.
Though Marshall is focused on keeping this dream going by continuing to pick up wins and evolve as a martial artist, he does have another pursuit and passion.
The 25-year-old doesn't carry the nickname "Fire" just because that's what he always looks to bring when stepping inside the cage.
Alongside his MMA career, Marshall works as a firefighter, though for obvious reasons, that's currently on hold because of his fight career.
Francis Marshall Talks About The Rewarding Nature Of Being A Fire Fighter
In a recent interview with MMA News, Marshall spoke about his love for being a firefighter where getting to help others is incredibly rewarding for him.
Competing as a professional athlete has become a career option for him at this stage in his life so his other job has had to be left in the background for the time being.
That being said, it isn't something that he plans on leaving behind for good depending on what happens during his MMA journey.
The 155-pound fighter said that being there for others in their most desperate time of need isn't something he takes for granted, even if he's competing at the highest level in MMA.
Right now, I'm on the leave of absence from work so I'm training full-time. I got to see where my future goes. Obviously, I would love to fight forever and then see what happens after that but I mean, it's a great career. It's a great job, it's great to help people like that. It was always like, you're going to someone's house on the worst day of their life like nobody wants that. So you kind of go there with the respect of that, with the courtesy, like you don't wanna ruin their day anymore than it is. You're going there to help so whatever that homeowner or that resident needs in that time, that's what we're kinda there for.