Bantamweight Rany Yahya has a personal reason to win when he takes on Luke Sanders at Saturday’s UFC Lincoln.
The 33-year-old recently shared with Combate that his mother passed away six months ago after a 30-year battle against lupus. In fact, the passing came right around the time Rani took on Russell Doane, a fight which he won by submission. Yahya explained that he even used the motivation to fight to overcome her passing.
“I’m definitely over it,” Yahya said. “The death of a mother is something really hard to digest, she’s a role model for us.