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Video: That sweaty, disheveled bum on the NYC subway (with a bag full of syringes) is actually a UFC fighter

Once hailed as the next Anderson Silva, Phillipe Nover never quite reached "Spider"- type fame.

Still, the former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant currently does have a spot on the crowded Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster. But he doesn't really go around flaunting it -- a la Tim Sylvia -- as Nover tells "MMA Noise" he prefers to play it low key.

In fact, when making the rounds in his home state of New York, he says he looks like a bum in sweatpants. But, it would behoove people not to test him, as he has all of his gear -- MMA and nursing, apparently -- in his gym bag at all times.