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I Trained To Become An MMA Fighter In 4 Months

Follow BuzzFeed producer Aria Inthavong (https://instagram.com/ariainthavong/) as he tries to break out of his “nice guy” label by competing in an actual MMA fight after just four months of training.

NARRATED BY
Luke Thomas
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STILLS
UFC 239 Masvidal v Askren
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UFC 239 Nunes v Holm
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UFC 238 Cejudo v Moraes
Rey Del Rio/Getty Images
UFC Fight Night Jacare v Hermansson
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UFC 237: Namajunas v Andrade
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UFC 234 Adesanya v Silva
Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
UFC 232 Jones v Gustafsson 2
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UFC Fight Night Blaydes v Ngannou 2
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UFC 230 Cormier v Lewis
Steven Ryan/Getty Images
UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor
Harry How/Getty Images
UFC 229: Khabib v McGregor
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UFC 223: Nurmagomedov v Iaquinta
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UFC 220: Miocic v Ngannou
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UFC 207: Nunes v Rousey
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UFC 206: Holloway v Pettis
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UFC 196: McGregor v Diaz
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BOX-GBR-BRA-UFC-BISPING-SILVA
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UFC 193: Rousey v Holm
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One Nation – Pride Of Lions
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UFC 182: Jones v Cormier
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UFC Fight Night: Hunt v Bigfoot
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UFC 145: Jones v Evans
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Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (L) of the US…
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Ali hits Mahfood
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Ali throws a punch at Mahfood
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VIDEO
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Los Angeles Aerial Skyline Cityscape Sightseeing View. Office Towers Crowded Downtown LA Aerials Panoramic View. Pan and Tilt. 4K
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Palm Trees at Sunset
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Trifecta Nutrition
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Sovannahry Em
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Francis Ngannou
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Luke Thomas

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Geoff Mellor
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Kasen Matsch
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Steve Zim
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Chris Reilly
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Jack Dytrych
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