"All I had to do was think about pie and my salivary glands did the rest."
- Dwight Schrute
My name is Ben Neumann, and I am a professional baker. I am also a professional mixed martial artist (MMA fighter). Put the two together and you have possibly the most intimidating moniker in the fight game, Ben “The Baker” Neumann 🙂 I have been both baking and fighting for about 15 years, and it’s hard to say which one I love more. Good thing I don’t have to choose! I have made wedding cakes, wedding cupcakes, and other baked goods, but my main specialty is definitely pies. It’s so hard to find a good pie the way my Grandma Neumann used to make them on the farm growing up, so I finally took matters into my own hands and began baking about 15 years ago. Now I am able to share the joy of homemade pie the same way my grandma shared that joy with me!
I often offer my opponents a slice of pie or other baked goods at weigh-ins the day before the fight, but over the years all but one turned me down. They don’t know what they’re missing!