BARE-KNUCKLE & BOXING HUNTERING

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[{"selector":"#anim-6b0b05ac-f2c6-4d0a-ae84-34bf40926d29","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4c938a50-18c3-4263-85fa-c9502fd51881","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.51156%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org Trout has compiled a 36-5-1 record in his career, including a 12 round fight with Canelo Alvarez in 2013. Among Diego's many accomplishments are his defeat of Nick Diaz and Clay Guida through the years.

[{"selector":"#anim-6ff80c28-7f03-496e-bca5-e0a3770acb80","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3fdab919-8f6c-45eb-8326-ea2553525953","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.49175%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org There's no doubt that Trout, a world-class boxer, would be an advantage over a wrestler, but that's not how he's approaching it.

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[{"selector":"#anim-d268cac4-a8a9-4ab0-9205-aa48e216aab1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-95862efd-80b3-4a87-8f5b-84cb481f2fca","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.15181%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org "So, not only do I have to be able to neutralize that, but I also need to be able to whoop his ass if he decides to come inside and square up with me. We gotta make him pay in every aspect."

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