Impa Kasanganay won $1 million for winning the PFL light heavyweight world title last year, but he's still hard at work studying for his doctorate at Harvard University.
Despite winning $1 million, MMA champion Impa Kasanganay went on to Harvard Business School to get his PhD.
After six months of living out of his car, Kasangany won the PFL's prestigious $1 million tournament and claimed the light heavyweight world title last year. The American is living something of a double life, juggling his fighting career with his studies at the prestigious Harvard University.
“It's going well,” Kasanganay said. Mirror Fighting On her studies: “I still have some things to submit. The program I'm doing now is a certificate program, and ideally after that I can start an MBA at Harvard or Warren. Miami University is also an option, which is quite interesting as I do business there and it might be good for making local connections.”
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“My mentors told me to go to the best school I could get into, so I plan to pursue the best education and the best opportunities available to me. I'll do a few more accredited programs at Harvard, and then my next step will be to get an MBA and eventually a PhD in economics.”
Kasanganay is aiming to win another $1 million in this year's PFL light heavyweight tournament and become a second-time world champion. With a bachelor's degree in accounting and finance already under his belt, the 30-year-old Kasanganay explained why it's easy for him to balance martial arts with his studies.
“I'm good at ignoring things so that helps me. When I'm training I can distinguish things. If I focus on it, I'm there. It's the same at school, it's a way to escape fights. When I'm driving I might listen to a module. [lecturers] They know what I'm fighting for and they're very understanding.”
Kasangany has invested the $1 million he won into his businesses, including his personal training company, Impaz Refinery. “I'm looking 30 years ahead and I'm not looking to live this lavish lifestyle right now. I want to own a few plots of land, continue to grow my business and continue to invest in what I want to create,” he added.
