393:. Referring to an alleged eye poke by Araújo, Kelley said: "That’s what they’re going to do, they’re dirty fucking Brazilians, they’re going to fucking cheat like that." In response to criticism of the comment, Kelley released a statement on Twitter denying any "racist connotations" and claiming to be a victim of "cancel culture".
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986:2021-12-08
980:MMA Junkie
944:References
387:Andrea Lee
229:Background
35:1987-01-21
1006:The Times
613:Abu Dhabi
493:Location
475:Opponent
1295:June 17,
932:See also
418:3 losses
68:Division
1464:Sherdog
1443:Sherdog
1321:19 June
1221:MMA DNA
640:UFC 252
559:UFC 269
478:Method
472:Record
321:UFC 269
282:UFC 252
203:Sherdog
1347:8 July
496:Notes
487:Round
481:Event
413:8 wins
169:Losses
119:record
60:Weight
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1462:from
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876:3:37
840:4:58
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768:5:00
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704:Loss
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652:5:00
625:Loss
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571:4:15
528:3:49
501:Loss
490:Time
484:Date
469:Res.
253:- an
250:Caged
201:from
125:Total
78:Reach
1349:2022
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1297:2022
892:1–0
889:Win
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745:Win
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668:Win
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584:Win
547:8–2
544:Win
504:8–3
358:vs.
135:Wins
94:Team
29:Born
1473:UFC
1471:at
284:on
280:at
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