Filed under: Featured Videos , News , UFC , Videos BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Ryan LaFlare ’s father had never attended one of his MMA fights because “no one wants to see their kid get punched in the face,” he said. But for UFC 208 in New York? LaFlare’s old man made an exception. And that, according to LaFlare (12-1 MMA, 5-1 UFC), is why Saturday’s event in Brooklyn – as well as his unanimous-decision win over veteran welterweight Roan Carneiro (21-10 MMA, 4-4 UFC) – was such an emotional one. As LaFlare made his way to the cage inside Barclays Center for the UFC Fight Pass-streamed curtain-jerker to Saturday’s pay-per-view event, the first person he saw was his dad, the man who attended all of his wrestling meets and lacrosse games and other sports ventures as a kid
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Why ‘Decisionator Ryan LaFlare’ nearly broke down in tears at UFC 208 – MMA Junkie