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UFC Champion Sean Strickland Praises Israeli Fighter Elai Barzilai
UFC Champion Sean Strickland praised Israeli MMA fighter Elai Barzilai in a social media video, calling him "the hope, the last Jew standing." This comes despite Strickland's history of anti-Israel posts. Barzilai has trained with Strickland for years. Strickland is also friends with another Israeli, Shimon Smotritsky.
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- 01UFC Champion Sean Strickland praised Israeli fighter Elai Barzilai on social media.
- 02Strickland called Barzilai "the hope, the last Jew standing" in a video.
- 03Barzilai is a top Israeli MMA fighter who has trained with Strickland.
- 04Strickland has a history of anti-Israel posts and criticism of the Israeli government.
- 05Strickland is also friends with Israeli Shimon Smotritsky.
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