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Nolan King

Point-fighting standout Tedrick Macklin analyzes MMA transition, says there’s merit to stigma: ‘You have to be realistic’

Tedrick Macklin grew up a point-fighter, but that doesn’t mean he wholly disagrees with some of the criticism of the fighting style.

A rising prospect on the Texas regional scene, Macklin (3-0) has trucked every opponent thrown his way over the course of his short professional career. But his combat sports competition started long before MMA.

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