At just 20 years old, Kay Hansen turned some heads by scoring a “Performance of the Night” bonus in her UFC debut. But if you think she’s young now, imagine if she’d have earned her way into the promotion on her own schedule. While UFC commentator Jon Anik joked about matchmaker Mick Maynard sliding into Hansen’s DMs to offer her a UFC deal, that moment was actually the conclusion of a campaign Hansen (7-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) launched more than two years earlier. It started out simply enough, with Hansen reaching out to Maynard via Instagram with the “anyone, anywhere, anytime” attitude that UFC officials often like to see. “Hey.
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