Big business stalwarts bet on MMA start-up

A start-up that tries to turn mild-mannered worker bees into fighting machines might seem like an unlikely candidate to win investments from a group of top Australian executives.

But five prominent members of the business community are part of a $2 million funding round for Wimp 2 Warrior – an intensive 20-week mixed martial arts (MMA) training program that promises to do what it says on the tin.