Rani Yahya fought with a heavy heart at UFC on FOX 28, taking the cage just 10 days after the death of his mother. After submitting Russell Doane with a third-round arm-triangle choke , Yahya delivered a touching tribute to his mother in his post-fight interview at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. “Mom, wherever you are, I love you,” Yayha said in Portuguese at the start of his interview. “You were the best mom in the world. Thank you for everything.” Yayha (25-9 MMA, 10-3 UFC) would go on to dedicate the fight to his mother, who he said was “the biggest fan I had.” Via Twitter : This win was for mom Congrats, @RaniYahyaMMA #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/vHlPFSadUJ — UFC (@ufc) February 24, 2018 According to Yahya, he was completing his training camp for this fight at American Top Team in South Florida when he received news of his mother’s death. He had to travel back to Brazil to “say goodbye to her, to bury her,” and then return for the bout with Doane (25-9 MMA, 10-3 UFC).
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