NEW YORK – A van carrying UFC fighters and others was surrounded and attacked by protestors Friday evening, but luckily everyone was able to get out of the situation unscathed, according to manager Brian Butler of SuckerPunch Entertainment. During the incident on Friday, former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill shared a live video on Instagram from inside the van, which became surrounded by pro-Palestinian protestors when they approached the intersection of W 41st St. and 7th Ave. Along with Hill and his manager Butler in the van, were UFC Hall of Famer Robbie Lawler , former bantamweight title challenger Cory Sandhagen , and UFC staff and security. Butler says the group was leaving a UFC fan event at a nearby nightclub when they approached the intersection, and things escalated to a near-ugly situation. “We saw the parade of people coming and we saw all these flags, then we were like, ‘Oh, man
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