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Andy Nesbitt

UFC heavyweight Junior dos Santos perfectly sings Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’

Former UFC heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos has always been one of the more jovial human beings who is in the business of inflicting extreme bodily harm on another person.

This week he’s in Minneapolis for his huge fight Saturday night at UFC on ESPN 3 against Francis Ngannou, who is another large human being who can end a fight with one devastating punch.

During Thursday’s press conference, dos Santos, who has been known to sing before, broke into Prince’s legendary hit “Purple Rain,” which was fitting because Minneapolis was Prince’s home town.

And he absolutely nailed it. Check out this fun moment out:

Fans loved it:

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