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These days, UFC 152 flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez wears Birkenstocks to the gym and jorts to weigh-ins, but at least he’s outgrown his paper-bag vest.
This little kid will next face the Fireball Kid – here’s a mini-Mac Danzig, who fights Takanori Gomi at UFC on FUEL TV 6 in Macao.
The notorious bad boy of Stockton, California has been a handful since he was young, as evidenced by this class photo featuring a defiant Nick Diaz.
From NCAA All-American champion to UFC lightweight king, Frankie Edgar says that wrestling taught him the skills, toughness and discipline necessary to succeed.
The Young Assassin when he was younger: Growing up in New Orleans, Melvin Guillard played football in high school before graduating to TUF stardom and a seven-year career in the UFC.
“The Outlaw” Dan Hardy's hair has transformed from a classic bowl-cut to a wild-child mohawk, and his skills have evolved even more dramatically since he first joined the UFC. See him next in Nottingham at UFC on FUEL TV 5 on September 29.
He’s bigger now with more tattoos, muscles and skills, but lightweight champion Benson Henderson still has the same ear-to-ear grin.
Athletic skills get you the light heavyweight belt, but swagger makes you the champ – here, a young Jon Jones shows he has more than enough of the latter.
The UFC’s favorite black hat recently tweeted: “The bad news: people don't like me. The good news: my hair is still sexy as f$(k.” Looks to us like Kos’ style has been with him since childhood.
Hands up, chin down –since perfecting his form at an early age, Joe Lauzon has gone on to win 9 fights and eleven post-fight bonuses in the UFC.
Chad Mendes started wrestling as a hyperactive kid in Hanford who needed an outlet for his energy – two weeks later he was winning tournament matches, and the wins piled up from there… all the way to a UFC title.
Who ever guessed that this smiling towhead would grow up to be a menacing heavyweight headliner?! See the full-sized version of Stipe Miocic on September 29 on UFC on FUEL TV.
At 6’4” and 240 pounds, Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub has come a long way since he could fit on his mom’s lap – a pro football career, the TUF 10 finals and four wins inside the Octagon.
The always-controversial Chael Sonnen is known for his wrestling pedigree, but as you can see, he’s been honing his stand-up skills since he was small.
This baby-faced boy has grown up to be quite the badass -- featherweight Cub Swanson looks for another KO at UFC 152.
As the UFC's shortest fighter, Demetrious "Mighty Mouse" Johnson may look small compared to the heavyweights on the roster, but as the UFC's first-ever flyweight champion, he's long proven that powerful things come in compact packages.
These days, UFC 152 flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez wears Birkenstocks to the gym and jorts to weigh-ins, but at least he’s outgrown his paper-bag vest.
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These days, UFC 152 flyweight contender Joseph Benavidez wears Birkenstocks to the gym and jorts to weigh-ins, but at least he’s outgrown his paper-bag vest.

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