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MMA’s week out of the cage: Conor McGregor celebrates ‘Fighters Only’ magazine cover

Social media has become a significant part of the sporting landscape. But few, if any, professional sports match the level of interaction and personal access provided by MMA.

In an individual competition in which nearly every athlete is chasing the same goal of financial success and championship glory, it’s important for fighters to provide insight into their lives in order to connect with fans and gain followings.

Although the life of a fighter often can be mundane and repetitive, there still are moments of interest that take place outside the cage, ring or training room. Here are some of the most interesting of those occurrences from the past week.

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McGregor’s magazine cover

Quarantine life

Animals of Instagram

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Ese lobo #ripsods #husky #ziggy #eselocos

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Weekly eats

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Hoje eu comecei uma dieta cetogênica. Sem poder treinar na mesma intensidade que estou acostumado mas mantendo a mesma rotina de alimentação, obviamente o peso começou a subir. Em conversa com minha doc @mabogea e meu nutri @marcelo_guedes9 decidimos começar essa dieta. Ela terá a duração de 15 dias, acompanhem o processo desse desafio no stories para entender o motivo que nos levou a a fazer isso. #teamcigano #agoraéahora . | | Today I started a ketogenic diet. Without being able to train at the same intensity I'm used to but maintaining the same feeding routine obviously my weight started to go up. In a conversation with my doc @mabogea and my nutritionist @marcelo_guedes9 we decided to start this diet. It will last for 15 days and I invite you to follow the process of this challenge in my stories and understand the reason why we decided to do it. #teamcigano #thetimeisnow

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Birthdays

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Wishing @NateDiaz209 a Happy Birthday! 💪

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Children of MMA

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Life Guard on duty. Suns out buns out.

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A sobriety milestone

Random leftovers

The Blue Corner is MMA Junkie’s blog space. We don’t take it overly serious, and neither should you. If you come complaining to us that something you read here is not hard-hitting news, expect to have the previous sentence repeated in ALL CAPS.

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