Porier advocated for the inclusion of MMA in the Olympic program
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Former interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Porier is proposing that mixed martial arts be added to the list of Olympic sports.
"When I was an amateur in 2006-2007, the sport was still so young. When I was fighting as an amateur, talk of MMA being in the Olympics hadn't really crossed my mind yet. So I never really dwelled on it.
But now that I've been pro for a long time, now that the sport is growing, I hear people talking about it. I think for young guys who are still amateurs and chasing their dreams to represent the United States on the world stage would be incredible," - quotes the American Fox News Digital.
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