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MMA Junkie Staff

‘Touch of Gloves’: MMA figures show appreciation to those who shined brightest in 2022

‘”As real as it gets” is the UFC’s slogan to describe just how realistic MMA combat can be. But before fighters get to any of the face punching, they typically share a moment of respect, a moment of peace that represents their mutual acknowledgment for the struggle to arrive at the moment: the touch of gloves.

Fighters might beat each other up for as much as 25 minutes, but the respect for one another and the sport seldom goes away and the martial arts spirt is always with them.

In this first edition of “Touch of Gloves,” we see that spirt come to life as fighters, coaches and more show appreciation to the people they think especially deserve a shoutout for what they did in 2022.

Enjoy!

Eryk Anders on Alex Pereira

Belal Muhammad on Jared Gordon

Beneil Dariush on Frankie Edgar

Luciana Andrade on Laura Sanko

Cub Swanson on Clay Guida

Jamahal Hill on Aljamain Sterling

Cris Cyborg on Scott Coker

Sean O'Connell on Brendan Loughnane

Laura Sanko on Eric Nicksick

Johnny Eblen on Dustin Poirier

Angela Lee on Christian Lee

Miranda Maverick on Kendall Cummings

Adrian Yanez on UFC Austin

UFC bantamweight and Texan Yanez gives love to the crowd at UFC Austin

Adam Hunter on Dillon Danis

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