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!