A THUG MMA fighter who starred in a Channel 4 show is facing jail for a second time after previously attacking his ex.
Demornia Cantrill spoke about his upbringing in foster care on 2015 doc Kicked Out Kids.
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He told the show: “I want to prove to everybody that says I’m just going to be a drug dealer or in prison – I want to prove them wrong and show that just because I had a s*** upbringing doesn’t mean I can’t change it.”
But Cantrill has now pleaded guilty to possessing class A diamorphone – a prescription only opiod – with intent to supply and possession of cannabis.
The 28-year-old is now facing a prison sentence when he returns to court in July for sentencing.
Cantrill was previously locked up in 2020 after he attacked his ex-girlfriend at her home.
Tyra Campbell was left fearing for her life when she was choked until she could barely breathe.
As she called 999, Cantrill chillingly told her: “Snitches get stitches”.
At time, he was subject to a community order over an attack on his own mum and an assault on police.
Cantrill was placed into care as a baby but left aged 17 to become a MMA fighter.
He also went into the army for two years and also worked as a teaching assistant.
In the latest hearing at Plymouth Crown Court, Judge Robert Linford said he recognised Cantrill’s name and remembered the TV programme about him.
Cantrill told him he is a member of a boxing club in Manchester that is trying to teach kids to deal with problems in a “fist fight rather than with knives and guns”.
He has been remanded into custody ahead of sentencing.
