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🥊 MMA journalist from Georgia. The one-girl army behind the SLTG blog. There’s a story behind every fight. I live to tell it. Dudey (aka Kristina).

Tbilisi, Georgia
Joined February 2024
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5 months
💬 Out of 365 days, MMA fighters spend about 30 minutes in the spotlight for what they actually do! 🤘Here’s a part of my sports storytelling forum speech on the responsibility of the MMA media. Watch the full keynote here:
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🇺🇦 You won’t pick up on it if you don’t know the language but the coach asked if @usykaa “wanted the crucifix” after RD 7. Usyk said yes, kissed the crucifix, and went on to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Moments like this make you realize how deep
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@JohnMcCarthyMMA It was so freaking wild hearing them speculate about it literally out of nowhere 😅 like, how do you interpret “I can wake her up “ as a “I have a prohibited substance on my hands” 😂
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@z29489 @usykaa He ain’t Greg Hardy 😅
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@DovySimuMMA That would be dope but the problem with Alex is that he doesn’t really like to talk :( it’s not so much the language barrier as the fact that he’s a man of few words. The best episodes of the JRE are the ones where the guests really open up and go in details about their
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@BCampbell I think you’ll find this interesting
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@lthomasnews This feels really, really weird. Like, ‘Britney weird’ weird.
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I’ll post more snippets of my interview with @Topuriailia but I wanted to begin with this edit: him telling me how his dream came true… and me sharing a story of my own (albeit smaller) dream being realized ✨
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@lthomasnews I believe the assessment was done very quickly, they just chose not to share the information with the public. I’m sure Conor’s team and the UFC knew the diagnosis in a matter of hours.
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@Trinacria13 @usykaa 100% 🤘 love them both. Tbh I didn’t necessarily share this to portray him as a religious person - not my job to be the judge of that - I just wanted to highlight the struggle and hopelessness that he must have felt then
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@jedigoodman The social media intern that keeps lying to Dana in their monthly reports, right now
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@lthomasnews Probably the other way around, Luke
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@heynottheface @Gabriel_Montoya As someone from a post-Soviet country with some of the family still in Russia l, and a basic understanding of the situation there: there’s absolutely nothing unbelievable or unusual about it for anyone from this region.
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Thought I’d show @arielhelwani a bit of gratitude for his #UFC303 coverage in the past weeks (and not only) but he ended up giving a shout out to Georgia and our National Football Team instead 🤘🇬🇪
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@Shak_Fu Why would a judge deduct a point if the referee didn’t indicate that the knee was illegal?
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@Shak_Fu It’s been hours, I’ve had this video pop up hundreds of times on virtually every social media feed and it still breaks my heart to hear this.
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@lthomasnews This is my favorite by far 😂😂
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@BCTheTruthl @myrksitymma You know what I don’t get? If Joaquin has a problem with Ariel and really believes everything he is saying… why come on the show?
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@BorrachinhaMMA With 3 APEX cards in a row, the content the two of you have been putting out is by far the most entertaining thing happening in the UFC rn 😁 lots of love from 🇬🇪
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@JackSlackMMA 😂😂😂 I can practically see Mike Brown in the corner between the rounds, like “that one-two was really harmonious, keep throwing it”
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If it was a fighter saying some dumb shit, you wouldn’t hear a peep out of me - it’s not my place to pick a fight. But it was smth said by a media member that seriously pissed me off, so I will call them out for it. The translator softened the blow, so the question didn’t come
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❤️‍🔥Red T-shirt, black shorts, and a warm, friendly smile - these words can be used to describe thousands of people in the world. But today they belong to the former two-time #UFC Middleweight Champion - @stylebender , who I managed to get an interview with.
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@lthomasnews You’d think a smart cage would be smarter than that…
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@arielhelwani It’s absolutely unbelievable, Ariel ❤️‍🔥🇬🇪 34 years in the making. Our football team has been independent for longer than the country itself. And it finally happened for us 🥹
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Twitter isn't that big in Georgia, so I literally had to create an account just to show appreciation to anyone who's shouted me out. Thanks for the love, peeps 🤘 What a wild ride! ❤️‍🔥
@myrksitymma
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Coach Eugene Bareman Head Coach of CKB says his MMA “GOAT” is Khabib🐐 His reasoning further explains why Coach Bareman is one of the best coaches in all of MMA Eugene recognizes just how dangerous this sport is, from personal experience Which explains why his stable of
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@aaronbronsteter The amount of people who openly refuse to understand how the weigh-ins work is seriously astonishing
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8 months
I wish people could understand how surreal this screenshot alone is.
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@ShareBear1776 @DovySimuMMA Don’t get me wrong - he’s very sweet, but also very concise in his answers and it can create some awkwardness in a long interview. But, who knows, maybe if you have him relaxed and comfortable for a couple of hours, things can be different and he can open up
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Despite the raids, unprovoked police violence, and scare tactics, despite beatings and arrests. This nation has made its choice years ago - when we started building a European country on the rubble of the USSR. 30 years later, our work is still not finished… but we are sure as
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@WillHarrisAOAF @theOctagonKings This is from Sports Illustrated article, published on Jan. 8. How was he planning to fight at 299 if he was injured?
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@ChampRDS @jiri_bjp Wtf kinda kindergarten did his parents have him go to
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@lthomasnews I have honestly never experienced such pushback from people, after simply giving a fighter props for what can only be described as a great performance.
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@lthomasnews Imma speak on behalf of entire Georgia and sya that this man is the national treasure ❤️‍🔥
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@BCampbell And people are planning trips and booking accommodation/flights around it 😕
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Chama 🗿
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@Rakhmonov1994 They haven’t even made it to the octagon, and it’s already a 10-8 😬
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@JackSlackMMA Not all heroes wear capes 🫡
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@LeoPantsulaia @usykaa My life makes no sense 😅
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I had no idea there was a conspiracy with the inhaler in the #FuryUsyk fight 😬 I literally only posted that video because I thought it was a cool moment that went on unnoticed due to the lack of translation 😅 lol twitter is a wild place
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Interviewed Alex Pereira yesterday. He’s currently in Georgia 🇬🇪, traveling to Dubai tomorrow. He’s not fighting on the #UFC300 . Jon Jones was offered but wouldn’t be ready. Izzy’s chilling in Zürich… which technically doesn’t exclude him. But makes it unlikely. Hm 🤔
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Georgia is not Russia and it will never be.
@YourAnonTV
Anonymous TV 🇺🇦
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🚨Anonymous has taken down the websites of Georgia’s ruling party () and its affiliated propaganda media outlet POSTV () - To the puppet government of Georgia, controlled by Russia: Despite our warning, you have decided to disregard
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@Shak_Fu @itscofy Aaaah, now I got it. Thanks, gentlemen🤘
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@oscarswillis “Charman” had me DEAD ☠️ 😂
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🙄 Please tell me that we’re basing this whole “Khamzat Chimaev is OUT” hysteria on more than Bobby Knuckles posting “anyone, anywhere, anytime” on IG. #UFCSaudiArabia
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@myrksitymma Ankalaev being adamant about fighting in Abu Dhabi makes me wonder if he has the same problem as Khamzat with fighting in the States 🤔 plus, in all honesty, Jiri vs. Alex is a way better substitute for a scratched McGregor bout
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@SubmissionRadio Man, it’s the end of an era! Thanks to both of you for offering us so many amazing interviews and just overall entertainment over the years. Best of luck to both - whatever you decide to do in your respective futures 🤘❤️‍🔥
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I’m sorry but this design is freaking horrendous. I love the idea of custom shorts but Venum just doesn’t have the people who would design them properly. The #UFC300 ones turned out okay-ish but even I know at least 5 designers who would come up with better patterns.
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🚨 The Venum UK website has posted new floral themed Dustin Poirier shorts ahead of #UFC302 👀 #UFC #MMA
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What drove me crazy about all the #UFC299 previews is that no one mentioned that O’Malley and Vera’s first match was at the Apex in a small octagon. Regular-sized cage gives Suga so much opportunity to work at distance ❤️‍🔥
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I dont know what you’ve accomplished in the last 3,5 years but in this time @AlexPereiraUFC : ▪️ made his UFC debut; ▪️ won 7/8 fights in the organization; ▪️ defeated 5 UFC champions; ▪️ became a middleweight champion; ▪️ became a light heavyweight champion; ▪️ defended the LHW
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💬 Aleksandre Topuria on signing with the @ufc : “Hello everyone! As many of you know, for many years my personal goal and challenge was to have my brother win the world championship belt. I took up a role of his personal trainer and, thank God, the goal has been achieved. I'm
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Honestly, I don’t think I even care at this point. I just want for @arielhelwani to announce it before the UFC does, so we can kick back with some popcorn and watch the world burn 🔥😁
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@mma_frenzy This is some weird MMA horoscope shit 😅
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@myrksitymma I actually brought Volk a present from Georgia and sent it to him when I visited CKB 🇬🇪 He’s probably my favorite fighter right now, so I’ll be heartbroken no matter what happens on the 17th 🥲
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Officially confirmed by @danawhite : @dricusduplessis will defend his middleweight title against @stylebender on Aug. 17, in Perth, Australia 🇦🇺 Banger of a fight (which Izzy has been preparing for since January) 🤘
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Tbilisi Airport, International arrivals terminal, Georgian fans are waiting for @Topuriailia . His plane has landed a few minutes ago ❤️‍🔥
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@lthomasnews Honestly, at this point, I just think that Ryan needs help and I hope he receives it ❤️‍🩹
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🤘 14-fight win streak, pound-for-pound best in the world, tied for the most title defenses in lightweight history… Despite not being as dominant and invincible as his mentor Khabib Nurmagomedov, @MAKHACHEVMMA is slowly creating an impressive legacy of his own: Islam is one win
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This is the single greatest quote I’ve read all week
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Curtis Blaydes has drawn similarities between himself and Merab Dvalishvili...
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@lthomasnews @morningkombat @DraftKings @BCampbell @LebatardFriends Congrats, lads. Can’t wait to have you back! 🫶 Much love from Geo 🇬🇪
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@arielhelwani @Bendaman2001 Do you know if they tried offering it to Poatan? He might step in for a warm up before the main event 😅
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@needingart @lthomasnews @BCampbell @morningkombat I say we get our pitchforks and torches and go to absolute war for this grave offense to our boy’s honor.
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@SpinninBackfist He isn’t calling Khabib out. The interviewer asks him about his dream fight and he mentions Khabib, because of the undefeated record. People need to chill.
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@lthomasnews I was literally writing a preview article about this fight in the morning, and saying that this fight may look similar to Oliveira vs. Kevin Lee 🤘👀
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Hey #MMATwitter I need your help 🤘 since UFC100 was the 133rd and UFC200 was actually the 363rd UFC event… what number is #UFC300 overall?
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I think this used to be a common thing in the Soviet Union. I'm from a post-Soviet country and vividly remember coaches advising us against drinking water during practices. I'm not arguing that it's good or beneficial. Just saying that I've encountered it before and she isn't
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Valentina Shevchenko has a “no water” policy during training 🚫💧 #TUF32
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I can almost hear @Jon_Anik ’s “Topuria wearing black and gold, befitting a champion…” ❤️‍🔥🇬🇪
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What the actual hell
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JAKE PAUL VS. MIKE TYSON LIVE on Netflix #PaulTyson
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@arielhelwani @CMPunk @arielhelwani I never watched professional wrestling and don’t know anything about it (nor am I particularly interested in it) but seeing you be so happy and passionate about doing your job and hitting these personal milestones is absolutely inspiring. Best of luck to you 🫶🇬🇪
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Interview with the UFC Featherweight Champion @Topuriailia on it’s way 🌹
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🗿 Thanks for the talk @AlexPereiraUFC @pliniocruzmma . It was an honor and a privilege. Enjoy the rest of your time in 🇬🇪 and… CHAMA ✊
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@myrksitymma Ah never mind. Just realized Ankalaev-Walker was in Vegas in January. Unless something has changed since then
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@degenEli @lthomasnews I see you’ve started working on Tuki’s college fund 😁
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🤘 This Saturday yours truly will deliver a keynote speech at the first-ever #europopforum on sports storytelling, alongside @mattjanney25 @Rachel_Ramsay @jodyavirgan @marypilon @AdamNeuhaus @PatrickKluivert I wish I could describe how big of an honor and a privilege this is ❤️‍🔥
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@JackSlackMMA Best card in a while… What is “while”? Last Thursday? 🤔
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@myrksitymma You could say so, lol. Half of the MMA websites are quoting my article 😅 until now most of my stuff has been in Georgian, but looks like I will be doing a lot of translating going forward
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🌹 Everything you wanted to know about ‘El Matador’ @Topuriailia (but didn’t speak enough Georgian or Spanish to ask). Making sense of the German-born Georgian-Spaniard, who is only the 5th person to hold the UFC Featherweight title 👇
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@JohnMcCarthyMMA @WeighingIn Are commentators obligated to read the points they’re handed out? And if yes, how far in advance do they get this info? Like, do they have a chance to check stuff? Not throwing shade at Brendan or anyone, just genuinely curious what’s the process is like behind the scenes
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@myrksitymma Not gonna be Pereira either. Interviewed him yesterday 😁
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“I’m not a 100% but if this is my last fight I want to dedicate this journey to the people who made me the man I am, and that’s the women in my life: To my grandmother - I miss you every day, and I know I’m still protected by your prayers… To my mother - we had a crazy life, I
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@arielhelwani Meanwhile UFC on ig 😂
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My dude can literally run for office tomorrow 🤌🇬🇪🇪🇸
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8 months
🇪🇸 Ilia Topuria goes out to the balcony of the Alicante City Hall where 8,000+ people cheer him on 🎥 YT @AlacantiTv , H/T @pelunaton #UFC #MMA
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📷 submitted by Avto Margiani
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When people keep telling me that my fight articles are too long 😅
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David Lynch losing his mind when a producer says scene is “too long”
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*me calmly watching #UFC303 and #UFCSaudiArabia fall apart as if I didn’t plan 3 weeks worth of content around them*
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@SabraG9996 @BCampbell I literally wrote “Moments like this make you realize how deep these athletes have to dig sometimes to achieve these unbelievable feats”. Why is this so hard to understand?
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✉️ “If it was up to me, if I could, say, write a letter to Santa Clause…” The @ufc featherweight champion @Topuriailia on why fighting @TheNotoriousMMA at Santiago Bernabeu is his next big dream. Full interview:
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@aaronbronsteter @DillonJosephsen @WrestlingStatee Come on now, Aaron. Finding an appropriate GIF takes a lot of work.
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@UFC is back in Denver and @rosenamajunas is back in the octagon! 🚨 🌹 The former strawweight champion and #6 ranked flyweight, “Thug” Rose will take on the #4 ranked @MayceeBarber Barber in a 5-round main event in Denver, CO. Namajunas is 1-1 since moving up to a new weight
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Actually, Pereira is one of the best sparring partners out there. I talked to the guy he trains with and he said Alex has never ever hurt him in training once. He just knows exactly how to control his power and work on skills without hurting someone. impressive to say the least
@DovySimuMMA
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hey guys I just went to my first mma class, these are my coaches and training partners.
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@aaronbronsteter @lthomasnews Jeeesus :( im so sorry
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@DitoTRC @lthomasnews Haha, we’re fine then. To be honest, MMA has been taking up most of my time since I discovered it, so I don’t really have the time to actively follow football anymore. The only games I never miss are the Georgian National Team ones 🇬🇪🤘
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@danhardymma She’s a rockstar! Congrats to you both 🤘🩵
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🇬🇪 Mariam Torchinava joins the @PFLMMA flyweight roster and will make her debut in promotion’s regular season in June ❤️‍🔥🤘 Get ‘em, girl!
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🤘 BOBBY KNUCKLES IS IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN! @robwhittakermma KOs Ikram Aliskerov in the very first round #UFCSaudiArabia
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And that’s it for the #UFC299 prelims: 🥊 Curtis Blades TKO’s Jailton Almeida ending his 15-fight win streak 🥊 Maycee Barber def. Kaytlyn Cerminara by UD 🥊 Mateusz Gamrot def. Rafael Dos Anjos by UD 🥊 Kyler Phillips def. Pedro Munhoz by UD On to the main card 🤘❤️‍🔥
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@espnmma I think this used to be a common thing in the Soviet Union. I'm from a post-Soviet country and vividly remember coaches advising us against drinking water during practices. I'm not arguing that it's good or beneficial. Just saying that I've encountered it before and she isn't the
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@CubSwanson You are one of the last people that would ever need to pose this question. If someone doesn’t know the 101 of the history of the sport they’re competing in - that’s on them. Your legacy is already set in stone. Let’s see what the ‘talking heads’ accomplish.
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