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Former UFC champ Ronda Rousey shows solidarity with Armenia over conflict with Azerbaijan

Last week, fierce fighting broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the embattled territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. To date, more than 100 people have died in what is considered the most serious escalation between the two countries in years.

The two former Soviet states have previously clashed over Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated region that is also internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan.

In the wake of the recent clashes, former UFC and WWE champion Ronda Rousey took to social media to express solidarity with Armenia

“Armenia and Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] are under attack!” former UFC bantamweight champion Rousey wrote in a post to her 13.