Arias VanPeirce had a good life. He had an older brother named Tony [April 10 1979 - August 19 2009] that was killed in a plane crash and his mother and father whom died in a boating accident in 2000. Arias lived on his own for most of his life. Since he was 16 and opened his first training gym he has been working on becoming a MMA fighter. After training with George St.Pierre, accomplished UFC fighter, and legendary Royce Gracie, he opened his own gym and started to train children and adults alike. Arias never left Thunder Bay, staying there for most of his life. Then with the tragic death of his brother he deicide to move to Miami Florida to look after his brothers two kids.