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UFC Athlete Says They Will Be Retiring from Twerking: “I May Not Twerk Again!”

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Jordan Leavitt is done twerking!

What, did you think we were talking about another fighter?

Twerking has become a popular post-fight celebration inside the Octagon in recent years, but now that ‘The Monkey King’ is just a few short months away from his 30th birthday, the UFC lightweight standout thinks it may be time to put his booty-poppin’ ways behind him.

“I think I might be moving past twerking—really,” Leavitt told Helen Yee. “Yeah, I’m almost 30, you know? Shaking your ass in your 20s is completely cool. Like, I mean, people judge you, but no one really cares what you do in your 20s… I may not twerk again”

Don’t fret fight fans, ailin perez will continue twerking after each win

These days, the celebratory twerking is best left to bantamweight standout Ailin Perez.