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Combat sports writer, analyst, and competitor. Lead MMA/UFC writer for @TAB_Sport / @EntainGroup . Boxing coach. Mediocre Judoka.

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Joined June 2020
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If you came to my profile because you liked/hated something I wrote, then just follow me because you'll surely like/hate more of what I write.
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Disgusting footage from #wrestling match in Des Plaines, Illinois. Here is Hafid Alicea (Maine West HS) SUCKER PUNCHING Cooper Corder (SPAR Wrestling Academy) after losing 14-2. Even worse, he fakes a hand shake and then floors Corder after their Freestyle match for 3rd place.
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In a now-deleted post, top #UFC contender Khamzat Chimaev aggressively spoke out in support of Palestine, saying Israelis "will be expelled". @KChimaev has been a longtime supporter of Palestine and previously stated he does not want to fight anyone representing Palestine. #MMA
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Here is the FULL match between Hafid Alicea (Maine West HS) and Cooper Corder (SPAR Wrestling Academy). Corder won the 3rd-place match via technical (14-2) but was assaulted immediately after the bout. Oak Park PD were allegedly involved & are currently investigating. #wrestling
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@patrickallsyms everyone has to be thinking this
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@DovySimuMMA That's one of the worst ways to take an L. #MMATwitter
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The final 30 seconds of Jose Aldo vs. Jeremy Stephens is enough to sell me on another rematch in #boxing . #GamebredBoxing4 .
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@MMAFighting @MikeHeck_JR Kevin Holland every time he sees a crime:
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Do you guys remember the time Charles Oliveira extended his generosity to a house full of underprivileged girls and taught them grappling and self defense? I do, and I'll never forget the contributions Charles made to their lives while he was champion. #UFC274 #OliveiraGaethje
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@MMAFighting Jon says a lot for a guy who hasn't beat anyone but his wife in the last 30 months. #MMATwitter
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@SpinninBackfist How dare Charles Oliveira improve?
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Charlie "Chuck Buffalo" Radtke (8-3 MMA, 1-0 #UFC ) may have gotten the win tonight, but he ruined his successful organizational debut with a hateful post-fight interview that drew boos and thrown drinks from the Australian crowd. #UFC293 #MMA
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@TheArtOfWar6 It should have been stopped after he got floored and no one can change my mind. He went down like a ton of bricks and still had to eat follow-up shots that no one (except maybe one person ...) wanted him to take.
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POTENTIAL KO OF THE YEAR FROM NUERAJI TAIYILAKE #RoadToUFC2 #MMA
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Leandro Lo, 33, a #BJJ world champion, was SHOT in the head in a club in the south of Sao Paulo. According to the fighter's lawyer, he is confirmed "brain dead". Allegedly a scuffle between Lo & the shooter occurred during a show at the club, then he pulled a gun on Lo. Per @g1
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One of the WORST stoppages I have EVER seen in #MMA . Referee Kerry Hatley's negligence put Bobby Green in dire danger at #UFCAustin .
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Rough news in the #MMA world as longtime veteran Tim Elliott has accused his wife, #UFC competitor Gina Mazany, of cheating on him with friend and teammate Kevin Croom (also a former UFC veteran). Elliott and Mazany married in Oct. 2022. Neither have yet to compete in 2023.
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Leandro Lo will be remembered in #BJJ as an avid competitor in divisions from 76kg to 94kg. With 2x European national, 4x Brazilian national, 8x Pan-American, 5x World Cup, an @ADCC_Federation gold medal, and 8x Worlds championships under his belt, Lo leaves a legend #BJJTwitter
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@TheArtOfWar6 Hooker just looks like he has a fetish for GNP
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@Beardtimusprim1 @THERealBoomgirl @Thebeast_ufc I'm tired and I'll own up to not noticing.
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Gervonta Davis, currently in jail in Florida and set to appear in court in 45 minutes, seen here assaulting his girlfriend at a basketball game. The 27yo is also scheduled to appear in a Baltimore court for an unrelated hit-and-run in February, jeopardizing #DavisGarcia . #boxing
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@Bendaman2001 I enjoy the fact that Leon identified his addiction to ass TWICE, two months apart. I wonder if he still struggles?
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@jedigoodman This comeback is always being pushed back, huh. #MMATwitter
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Thinking about @FrankieEdgar vs. @GrayMaynard II today; one of the most DRAMATIC fights in my #MMA memory. Edgar was dropped multiple times in the 1st but given a chance to survive by referee @YvesLavignemma . They ultimately fought to a split draw after 5 rounds. #MMATwitter
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Okay but seriously, Jorge Masvidal's team has @NoBickal and Craig Jones on it. That's monumental. #UFCFIGHTPASS #MMA
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Weird footage out of ADCC in Thailand this weekend that shows Sharaputdin Magomedov kicking his opponent after being submitted with a heel hook by the skilled @jakubbilko . Magomedov was signed to the #UFC earlier this year & is rumored to debut in October vs. Derek Brunson. #BJJ
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@MMAJunkie In February, it will be three full years since Jon Jones stepped into the cage. We've been hearing about his HW debut for closer to a decade now ...
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@patrickallsyms Okay, but that 1-2 was actually kind of fire from big boy. He even turned his foot over on the right hand lol
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@THERealBoomgirl I think I can speak on behalf of 🇮🇷 and say we accept @Thebeast_ufc .
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Absolutely phenomenal performance from Song Yadong tonight at #UFCVegas72 . He dominated the longer the fight went and capped it off with a BRUTAL finish. #MMA
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Kron Gracie's nose ended up being flatter than the earth tonight. #UFC288 #MMA
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@AlexBehunin Jake every time he sees Woodley
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@BorrachinhaMMA You and @arielhelwani earlier this week
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Cory McKenna, the FIRST Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 female fighter in the #UFC , hits the Octagon for the second time this year at #UFCVegas59 now. McKenna faces a 10-inch (25cm) reach disadvantage tonight against Miranda Granger. #MMA #MMATwitter
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Gervonta Davis may not be the first person to hurt Ryan Garcia to the body. He said this before his KO7 over Garcia via body shot. #boxing #DavisGarcia
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Have to applaud Charles Jourdain for his development as a fighter in recent years. Increasingly intelligent inside the cage, with skills that are getting better adapted to #MMA by the fight. Keep in mind, Jourdain is only 27. His ceiling is high. #UFCVegas79
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Yes, this is the same Sharaputdin Magomedov that is newly signed to the #UFC and caught on video last year assaulting a man. His reason for the skirmish? The man kissing his own girlfriend in front of him, which apparently angered Sharaputdin. #MMA #MMATwitter
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@jedigoodman Everyone else is going crazy but @Justin_Gaethje is trying to break that result FIRST
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@espn I see you
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Was talking about and explaining some old @KoreanZombieMMA tricks and figured I would share some of the clips here. Jung Chan-sung (Chan Sung Jung) is a brilliant grappler and few fighters in #MMA history (let alone #UFC ) to successfully finish a fight via twister. #BJJ
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The fallout grows larger as Kevin Croom is caught liking (and quickly un-liking) a tweet calling former friend & teammate Tim Elliott a "beta cuck". This comes after Elliott says his wife, fellow fighter Gina Mazany, has been cheating with Croom for over a year. #MMATwitter #MMA
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@Matysek88 This is TEN losses in a row with NINE of those being finishes for Bigfoot now. He was slept a couple weeks ago in an #MMA bout and now he's in #boxing getting stomped. It's tragic what's happening to the career and physical state of a man who once beat Fedor.
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Brutal luck for Jared Gordon, who gets headbutt in the temple by Bobby Green in an accidental clash. He is then knocked down and put to sleep with ground and pound. This fight is justifiably called a No Contest due to the accidental foul. #MMA #UFCVegas71 #ufcfightnight
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@LyricSMMA You mean to tell me Bruce Buffer is a top 15 contender at MW? Actually that checks out
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@AlexBehunin Sean Strickland is quick to criticize mental health despite clearly being impacted regularly by his own mental health issues. What a harmful cycle. Not to mention Strickland's own admission that he's been depressed and felt "done" with life before, too. 🤔 #MMA #MMATwitter
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@funkmasterMMA POV: you're fighting someone who "isn't dangerous"
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There's a picture of Gunnar Nelson in the #BJJ textbook. What a smooth finish at #UFC286 .
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Savannah Marshall saying that she and Claressa Shields were "screwing each other" wasn't what I expected to hear today but c'est la vie. #boxing #ShieldsMarshall
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Saul @Canelo Alvarez turned pro on Oct. 29th, 2005 at the age of 15 and weighing in at only 139lbs. Alvarez won by TKO in the 4th round. This weekend, he is considered the bigger fighter in a 168lb showdown with American Jermell Charlo. How times change. #CanelovsCharlo #boxing
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This looks to be a very fun main card that @BellatorMMA has put together tonight for #Bellator280 . I expect fireworks, and a lot of them. #MMA
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@JHKMMA Not Yusuff in a send-off, that's for sure.
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Takes balls for the pres. of an org to go into a grappling match on @UFCFightPass . Against Clay Guida? Takes huge ones. To go out on your shield & be willing to nap while in said grappling match? That's a guy who cares about the show. #FuryPro4 should be making a fan out of you
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RESPECT to the President 🙏 @Super_Brad steps in on three hours notice to face @UFC Hall of Famer @ClayGuida in his own co-main event! @CFFCMMA [ #FURYPro4 | 🔴 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗪 | on #UFCFIGHTPASS ]
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Here we have footage outside of a police station in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The crowd gathered outside ask for the head of the man who murdered #BJJ icon Leandro Lo this weekend. #BJJTwitter #MMA
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Happy holidays to all (especially my fellow combat sports enthusiasts). Don't forget #MMA is NOT over for the year yet - we still have #RIZINvsBELLATOR next week! The final MMA event of the year is headlined by 🇺🇸 AJ McKee Jr. facing 🇧🇷 Roberto "Satoshi" de Souza. #MMATwitter
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Actually another example showing how good Belal Muhammad is at wrestling. @bullyb170 wasn't even a state champion in high school wrestling and he's one of the best overall wrestlers in #MMA right now - a testament to his willingness to learn & be challenged by elites in training.
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Scrappin with @bullyb170
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@MigClass Was talking about this fight with some friends recently. Unquestionably one of the most exciting and simultaneously high level grappling matches I've ever seen. Not sloppy, but fast and dangerous every time they engaged.
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Cocaine dealers in Saudi Arabia this weekend. #FuryNgannou
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Me in between fights after taking a rip #ufc #boxing
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@jedigoodman What disappointing answers. Two rematches, two belts, two people who can prove a final point, and they just limp out the same lines.
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Happy birthday to surging @ufc flyweight @AlexaGrasso , who turns 29 today. Grasso represents Mexico 🇲🇽 (¡Viva México!) and is on a three-fight win streak. Grasso was undefeated in both 2020 and 2021, and is currently 1-0 this year, as well. #MMATwitter #MMA #UFC
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@TheArtOfWar6 That was Russian Vyacheslav Kiselev, who was set to ref other fights on the card but got pulled after this performance. You may recognize Kiselev from more regularly reffing in orgs like M-1 and RCC. Honestly stunning how many errors he made. Looked completely unprepared.
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Big signing from @BellatorMMA as they ink a deal with @king_colgan . Colgan, best known as a standout in #wrestling with Big 12 & UWW championships to his credit, is 4-0 in #MMA & continuing to round out his skills Here is Archie striking with Serra-Longo prospect Dylan Mantello
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@DovySimuMMA this you?
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As a documentary about Robert Follis gains traction, now is a good time to think back on the real, positive impact Robert had on many #MMA legends like @ChaelSonnen , @ChrisLebenMMA , @MieshaTate , & more. Here is Follis in 2003 overseeing sparring between Randy Couture and Leben.
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Again @alandriamma is an underdog, this time @ #LFA153 vs Rachel Martinez. I expected an upset last time (vs. Pouncy), I expect it again. Brown is stronger + a superior grappler & wrestler over BJJ blue belt Martinez. Brown, a strong gameplanner, might dominate tie-ups here #MMA
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Martial artist/actor Jason David Frank has died at age 49. Confirmed by multiple sources including his trainer/friend #MMA veteran Mike Bronzoulis. An 8th-degree black belt in Shotokan Karate, purple belt in #BJJ +more, Frank was also known for his role as the green Power Ranger
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@SteveBoxman Maybe a hot take, but Shane Mosley vs. Floyd Mayweather. I believe Sugar, more so than almost anyone else on Floyd's resume, could have done it if he was in his prime. Mosley was fast enough to land, an expert at arcing his 2 over the shoulder roll, and could (did) hurt him bad.
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The fact that Floyd Mayweather can land anything, and everything, he wants at will - while laughing, talking to people at ringside, and having his hands down - just continues to show you that there are LEVELS to this. #MayweatherMoore is a funny event. That's enough for me.
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Two-time national champion Emma Bruntil (USOPTC/TMWC) competed last weekend at 2022 #WorldTeamTrials Tournament against Mallory Velte (BDRT/TMWC/current assistant coach for @SOURaiders wrestling team). Their best-of-3 was a war. Show this to anyone who says wrestling is easy.
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By the way, this is in response to Ilia telling Paddy that he's a "d*ck eater". Distasteful from Topuria. Really poor way to line up a fight, especially this month.
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“Nothing like this has ever happened before", Dana White said. Fascinating how the first time we see something like this, it's always THE first time.🤔 #MMATwitter #MMA
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@SpinninBackfist the disrespect
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@SPM_staff This is a recurring issue with Strickland. He bites on a litany of feints & often keeps his hands more center than one typically would. He's eaten hooks in the past and made no adjustments coming in against Pereira. He was really being increasingly pieced up before the stoppage.
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@DAZNBoxing @RyanGarcia Must have been soccer practice that day
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Check out this brilliant sit-down between @HitmanHatton & @arielhelwani . Ricky Hatton is a legend in the sport of #boxing , an inspiration to anyone who has hit rock bottom mentally/physically. He returns against fellow great Marco Antonio Barrera on July 2
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A passing thought while I finish work on #UFC277 : I think @alandriamma could be big value as the betting underdog against Jasmine Pouncy at #LFA137 tomorrow. Brown will have success wrestling; is better in the clinch. Pouncy will try to stick & move but *will* get pushed to cage
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Khamzat Chimaev got into a brawl with Abubakar Nurmagomedov after #UFC280 . #MMATwitter #MMA
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Footage from Mayweather Boxing Club that shows Rolly Romero getting KO'd by J'hon Ingram ( @ingramjhon ). Despite a 12-fight amateur career, the @MayweatherPromo fighter is now 3-0(3KOs) as a pro and has already been praised by @FloydMayweather himself. #boxing #boxingtwitter
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This is actually brilliant. Stuff like this is very important to developing new talent and making a positive difference for women in sports.
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@mmamania Pico looks like he needs another ice cube to chew on.
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@C0mbatChr Since when does no one care about resume, either? Loss or not, GSP's resume is loaded and even includes a finish over the champion a division up after being retired. The guy was consistent against the kind of elite opposition Usman has yet to be challenged by.
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AMAZING news in Cuba: women are now allowed to compete in amateur #boxing ! A competition will be held later this month including 42 women boxers to choose athletes for an all-female team. The team, Cuban officials said, will compete internationally. #boxingtwitter #amateurboxing
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Interesting that Dan Miragliotta put in 2 scorecards tonight that essentially conflict in judging criteria prioritized. He scored for Duraev, apparently opting for control time over damage. He scored for Barber, apparently opting for the opposite. #UFCFightNight #UFCSanAntonio
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I *love* Kade Ruotolo's lack of veteran complacency that is displayed so often in high level #BJJ and grappling. Saw an opportunity and went for something most guys at that level wouldn't even bother trying and it paid off. #ADCC2022 #ADCC
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Great response from Cooper Corder, the young man who was assaulted after his #wrestling match earlier this month.
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@TalenGuzman Could not post the full length
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@ConOfCombat That means he was 29 when Hannah Montana started yo....
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@MarkHuntgoat Missed weight twice, has as many meme highlights as actual ones (the Holm one stands out), and always thought of herself as a star in the sport. Bethe really had a fun-to-watch career.
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Congratulations to a top @LFAfighting prospect formerly known as Alandria Brown, now Mrs. Rosales. A slick grappler in the cage, @alandriamma tied the knot with fellow #MMA fighter Jacob Rosales ( @lilbadger155 ). 1-0 so far this year, Alandria is expected to fight again in 2023.
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@FullContactMTWF Was this guy the one who had the emergency? Because he looks like my thumb after I slammed it with a hammer.
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Cody Brundage decides to jump a guillotine on a guy who has more international Jiu-Jitsu titles than I can count with one hand. Rodolfo Vieira avoids the guillotine and finds a choke of his own in the second round. A big and necessary win for the veteran at #UFCVegas72 . #MMA
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Manel Kape continues his trend of vulgar comments as he (again) reiterates a slur that has landed him in hot water before. #UFC293 #MMA
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