Adrian Yanez will be introduced to a global audience Tuesday, and through him, so will his father. Determined to earn a UFC contract, Yanez (10-3) will compete at Dana White’s Contender Series 28 in Las Vegas. The opportunity, Yanez told MMA Junkie, is a long time coming – especially considering fighting has been a part of his life for as long as he can remember. Before he was on the UFC’s doorstep, before he won at LFA, Fury FC and Bellator, before he even stepped foot in an MMA gym, Adrian inherited his passion from his father, Andres Yanez, known by those around him as “Andy”. The patriarch of the Yanez household, it wasn’t unusual for Andy to throw boxing on the TV
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