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Published 16:56 8 Nov 2017 GMT
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"After his big fight in Toronto, in front of the biggest live audience ever to watch a UFC championship... They put the belt around his waist and he turned around and he whispered in my ear, 'This one’s for you.'
"That was the biggest venue in UFC history, his crowning moment in history, and he wasn’t thinking about himself. He hadn’t been wearing the belt for more than five seconds... and he gave it away."
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