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No Joke: Comedian Kevin Hart backs new MMA league

Kevin Hart had a bit in his standup routine where his attempt to trash-talk his way out of a fight ends up with the comic offering a hug instead.

"This is dumb. I don't want to fight you," Hart says to laughter. "This is stupid. You've got to have a purpose, man. I'm not that guy."

Hart will leave fighting to professionals.

But he's not against sitting cage side, especially for a Professional Fighters League card, where he's an investor in the upstart MMA promotion.

"I want to be the guy where people can say, he's actually there.