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UFC president Dana White says there are five New England Patriots who could make it as fighters

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is coming to New England this weekend for UFC Fight Night 81 at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Sunday (Jan. 17, 2016) but president Dana White will be keeping one eye on the Patriots game happening Saturday.

The New England native is a Patriots fan and will be rooting for them when they take on the Kansas City Chiefs at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass.

White also thinks several of the stocky football players could easily make it as mixed martial artists. Here's what he told Patriots.com about his top five choices:

Tom Brady, 38, quarterback, 6'4", 225 pounds

"Tom would come into the fight as a huge underdog.