Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of Knockout Nails, Karisa Maxwell sits down with Mighty Mouse (Brandon Desrosier) to talk about the long road that led him to bare-knuckle fighting. Before the ring, Desrosier worked overnight shifts as a tow truck driver in South Florida and saw more than most people do in the daylight.
As a kid, a cop took him under his wing, bringing him to the gym and teaching him how to fight—an intervention that pulled him off the streets and set him on a different path. Now, on his first trip to New York, Mighty Mouse looks back at the moments that shaped him and the fights that got him here.
ABOUT KNOCKOUT NAILS
This is Knockout Nails — where glam meets grit. We invite combat athletes—from boxers to MMA pros—to sit down for unexpected conversations while getting their nails done. In a space that disarms and humanizes, these fighters share what fuels them: from personal loss to glory dreams, gym life to mental health. It’s an intimate, stylized portrait of toughness — reimagined through self-expression, vulnerability, and cultural commentary. A VICE Sports original, the series blends beauty culture and fight culture in a way no one else does.
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In this episode of Knockout Nails, Karisa Maxwell sits down with Mighty Mouse (Brandon Desrosier) to talk about the long road that led him to bare-knuckle fighting. Before the ring, Desrosier worked overnight shifts as a tow truck driver in South Florida and saw more than most people do in the daylight.
As a kid, a cop took him under his wing, bringing him to the gym and teaching him how to fight—an intervention that pulled him off the streets and set him on a different path. Now, on his first trip to New York, Mighty Mouse looks back at the moments that shaped him and the fights that got him here.
ABOUT KNOCKOUT NAILS
This is Knockout Nails — where glam meets grit. We invite combat athletes—from boxers to MMA pros—to sit down for unexpected conversations while getting their nails done. In a space that disarms and humanizes, these fighters share what fuels them: from personal loss to glory dreams, gym life to mental health. It’s an intimate, stylized portrait of toughness — reimagined through self-expression, vulnerability, and cultural commentary. A VICE Sports original, the series blends beauty culture and fight culture in a way no one else does.
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