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Twitter reacts: MMA community celebrates Mother’s Day on social media

MMA Amanda Ribas Anthony Pettis Belal Muhammad Cub Swanson Demetrious Johnson Dustin Poirier Francis Ngannou Henry Cejudo Jonathan Pearce

It’s another Mother’s Day, and despite being some of the toughest and most tenacious characters in all of sports, MMA fighters aren’t against well wishes.

Check below to see a collection of tweets and Instagram posts from MMA fighters and personalities across the globe celebrating Mother’s Day on social media.

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Miranda Granger

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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