Fighting teammates in the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA) is a common theme. Most recently, Andrei Arlovski and Travis Browne were asked to do just that at the UFC 187 pay-per-view (PPV) back in May.
Even more recently, perennial Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) women's bantamweight contender Sarah Kaufman was expecting to do likewise against her Jackson-Winkeljohn MMA teammate and current title contender Holly Holm.
"It was funny, when I first got the call to fight Holly I was like, ‘Really, Holly?’ We’re good friends, we’re teammates and I personally didn’t think it made a ton of sense with her being ready to go towards a title shot and me just coming off a loss.