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Glow up! Meme’d teenager becomes legitimate UFC heavyweight

Have you seen this meme before? It floated around the web a few years back, making fun of a pretty old photo of three pasty white teens with the caption “Say they have a black belt in Muay Thai ... Under the Gracies.”

Would you have believed that any of these three young dudes would end up as an actual talented UFC fighter? Because that’s exactly what happened. In a hilarious twist of events, the guy on the left would actually start fighting professionally, win regional MMA titles, and then establish himself as a legitimate UFC heavyweight.

A little MMA humor to brighten up your Monday.