Doug Anderson co-hosts the Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...

 television show Fight Quest

Fight Quest

Fight Quest was a television show on the Discovery Channel that had a preview episode air on December 28, 2007 and began airing weekly on January 4, 2008...

with Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith (fighter)

Jimmy Smith is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He is the co-host of the television show Fight Quest, with Doug Anderson, on the Discovery Channel. He was primarily trained in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.- Early life :...

, ]

Anderson was born in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

. He enlisted in the US Army in 2002 and served a full year in Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

. He saw intense activity and was rewarded with numerous decorations. During his military service, Anderson was part of the Rapid Deployment Forces and from 2004 until 2005 his unit was on the front line.

Martial arts

The time spent in the military awakened his interest in martial arts. After becoming familiar with the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting...

 techniques, he went on to be a bodyguard for a high ranking officer who served in Iraq.

Anderson left the army in 2005 and continued training in martial arts. He has attained a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is passionately studying Muay Thai

Muay Thai

Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...

 and traditional boxing.

Other interests

When he's not traveling around the world for the Fight Quest TV show, Anderson works as a volunteer for different civic organizations and spends his time with his nieces. He also enjoys drawing, painting and tattooing.

Mixed martial arts record

|-
|Win
|2-0
| United States Joe Voitik
|Submission (Guillotine Choke

Guillotine choke

The guillotine choke is a chokehold in martial arts and wrestling applied from in front of the opponent. The choke involves using the arms to encircle the opponent's neck in a fashion similar to a guillotine. The technique is either a type of tracheal compression restraint that prevents air flow...

)
|TCC - Top Combat Championship
|09/26/2009
|1
|1:49
|
|
|-
|Win
|1-0
| United States Brandon Boggs

Brandon Boggs

Brandon Kyle Boggs is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.-Professional career:...

| TKO (Elbows)
|EFI - Strikes Back
|04/11/2009
|1
|1:34
|Holyoke Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|

External links

• Discovery Channel biography