This Month’s MMA Birthdays: Andre Fili Turns 30

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Andre Fili arrived in the Ultimate Fighting Championship to considerable hype, and in the six-plus years that have elapsed since, he has become a staple of the company’s featherweight division. The Team Alpha Male mainstay will celebrate his 30th birthday on June 25.

The Federal Way, Washington, native made his professional debut in 2009, rattled off 12 wins in his first 13 appearances and drew the attention of UFC talent evaluators; a longtime connection to former World Extreme Cagefighting champion Urijah Faber only served to boost his stock.…