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Harry Davies

Deaf MMA fighter wants to sign for UFC - and calls out Conor McGregor

Deaf MMA fighter Thomas Paull has told UFC president Dana White to sign him up to the promotion.

Paull is a current two-weight champion for UK based MMA promotion Golden Ticket. He won the lightweight title for the promotion in March with a brutal knockout of Perry Andre Goodwin in the first round.

The 27-year-old grew up deaf and admits his inability to hear often plagues him during training, but not when he's in the cage. Paull was recently asked about potentially signing for the UFC, in which he told White to text him.

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