Bankers swap trading for cage fighting

<p><br /> A cage fighting gym in London might not immediately come to mind when you think of the UK's financial elite. But it seems white collar workers are developing a taste for combat.<br /> </p><p><br /> Patrick Vickers works at one of the world's top banks during the day and at night he swaps the boardroom for a grapple on the mats.<br /> </p><p><br /> He said: "It enables you to have an outside interest, which means your work isn't the main thing in your life."<br /> </p><p><br /> One in five people regularly practice martial arts in the UK. And now that number is on the rise with a boom in white collar members, according to a recent market study by Combat, Britain's largest martial arts magazine.<br /> </p><p><br /> Patrick Vickers says it's a good way to bring in the clients.<br /> </p><p><br /> "The last fight I had, I had a hundred people from work or clients come and watch me," Vickers said. "But, you know, it still is a people business so the more interesting you are, the more likely people want to deal with you."<br /> </p>