Joan and Gia had been pretty much into MMA their whole lives. Having watched wrestling as young girls, they felt a sense of connection to the females out there, showing off in a man's world. As they got older and began to understand that wrestling was fake, in so much that things were basically just a really intense show being put on for the masses, they started turning to look at other types of women's competitive sports and found there was actual women fighting one another and at times, fighting guys.
Hence began their long journey into MMA fighting.
As young girls, they just happened to meet by chance. They both ended up in the same class in grade school and their competitive nature caused them to crash during many different sports events and try outs. As they got to know each other and realized how much they had in common, they became inseparable. They would watching wrestling together, work out together and hang out together, both inside and outside school.