Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos Choosing (or reluctantly receiving) an MMA nickname is hardly a science. As the fighters from Saturday’s UFC 191 card taught us, their unofficial names come from a variety of sources. Ahead of the pay-per-view card, which takes place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena, we caught up with a number of UFC 191 fighters to discuss the origins of their nicknames. There’s “The Magician” and “Astro Girl,” as well as “Poster Boy,” “The Irish Dragon” and the one-of-a-kind “Beastin 25/8.” Check out the above video as headliner John Dodson , Ross Pearson , Alex Chambers , Jimi Manuwa , Andrei Arlovski , Paul Felder and – Mr. “Beatin 25/8” himself – Corey Anderson to discuss their MMA monikers
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Video: Magician? Astro Girl? Beastin 25/8? How UFC 191 fighters got their nicknames – MMA Junkie