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1374:"BREAKING: Ramiz Brahimaj vs. Court McGee toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 15 januari"
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1300:"UFC Vegas 13 Results: Max Griffin Jabs His Way to Gruesome TKO Over Ramiz Brahimaj"
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1400:"UFC Vegas 46: Court McGee Puts on Crushing Performance Against Ramiz Brahimaj"
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1601:"UFC Vegas 92: Themba Gorimbo Outwrestles Wrestler Ramiz Brahimaj"
1450:"UFC Vegas 49: Ramiz Brahimaj Submits Michael Gillmore In Minutes"
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1576:"Ramiz Brahimaj vs Themba Gorimbo Reported for May 18 UFC Event"
1180:"Across The Pond Profile: UFC fighter Ramiz Brahimaj – MMA UK"
1526:"Carlston Harris vs. Ramiz Brahimaj heads to UFC Vegas 69"
1475:"Michael Morales vs. Ramiz Brahimaj agregado a UFC 277"
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625:UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
503:UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
322:UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
16:American mixed martial arts fighter
1721:American people of Kosovan descent
1711:Welterweight mixed martial artists
1256:Cassandra Negley (June 26, 2020),
1089:List of male mixed martial artists
59:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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703:Submission (arm-triangle choke)
665:UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
581:UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
333:UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
311:UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira
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1199:John Morgan (August 11, 2018).
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300:UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker
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1348:Behunin, Alex (2021-08-21).
1323:Martin, Damon (2021-05-24).
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