There is no possible way I can tell you if it actually happened (Although, the kind of guy he is makes me believe him), I'm just repeating what he sent me. It might have happened, it might not... I could be ignorant and say it is impossible, but who knows for sure? This guy doesn't have a big interest in martial arts at all, it is only a passing one, so I can't see how he would be fantasizing about it for years.
It's just something to think about.