See how the main MMA stars spent Christmas

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Even though Ultimate still has a big event to organize in 2017, UFC 219, most of the company's stars were able to enjoy Christmas with their family and friends. case of Vitor belfort, who is preparing for his last UFC fight in January, away from his family, in Montreal. However, the Phenomenon received a visit from Kiara, Victoria, Davi and Joana Prado, his wife. Another former champion who spent Christmas surrounded by his family was Lyoto Machida, who also posed for photos with Chinzo Machida, his brother and Bellator fighter.

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The Brazilian Chris Cyborg, however, was not so lucky. Scheduled to defend her featherweight belt at UFC 219, the champion had no rest over the holiday and trained over Christmas. Even so, she kept her good mood and posed for photos with the Santa Claus hat after another training session.

Other stars, like Conor McGregor e junior gypsy they experienced the excitement of having their children go on their first holidays. Conor Jr. and Bento were cradled by the proud parents in photos on social media.

And there were people who preferred to provoke rivals, even at Christmas time. This was the case with the former champion Michael Bisping, who had won his title against Luke Rockhold before losing it to Georges St Pierre. On his Instagram, the Englishman posted a montage of his fight with Rockhold, where he is Santa Claus and the American is the Grinch, a character from Christmas stories, who seeks to ruin the holiday.

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