Agoura boy named Pankration champ

YOUNG WARRIOR—Lindero Canyon Middle School seventhgrader Daniel Opferman displays the certificate he received after winning the Pankration National Championship in Santa Ana on Nov. 9. Pankration is the amateur form of ultimate fighting. Daniel trains at Bas Rutten's Elite MMA in Westlake Village, and he will fight for Team Rutten in an exhibition versus Team Couture on HD Net Television on Nov. 20