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LOS ANGELES - AUGUST 03: Rany Yahya makes weight during the UFC on FOX weigh in at Staples Center on August 3, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Rani Yahya

Training: Training jiu-jitsu Muay Thai and boxing, sometimes everything mixed; I’m also doing some physical training with weighs or running.

When and why did you start training for fighting? Because fighting is in my blood. I started when I was 10 years old.

What ranks and titles have you held? Black belt in jiu-jitsu. Three-time world jiu-jitsu champ, 2007 Abu-Dhabi world champion.

Do you have any heroes? Wolverine

Did you go to college? I went to college in Brazil and I graduated with a degree in Nutrition.

Did you compete in any other sports? Judo, Jiu-jitsu, boxing, Muay Thai.