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We Got Next | Kay Hansen Opens Up About Eating Disorder, Abusive Past That Nearly Derailed UFC Career

MMA Fighting

Vox Media Podcast Network

Sports News, Sports, News

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Kay Hansen has had to fight in and out of the cage for the last several years of her life. The 22-year-old UFC fighter opened up about why she withdrew from her March matchup with Cheyanne Buys and her long layoff ahead of her UFC 270 matchup with Jasmine Jasudavicius in January, steps she has taken to get her physical and mental health on the right track, her hopes that telling her story will help other young girls struggling with similar circumstances, her search for answers, and more in a powerful conversation with MMA Fighting's Mike Heck. Follow Mike Heck: @MikeHeck_JR Subscribe: http://goo.gl/dYpsgH Check out our full video catalog: http://goo.gl/u8VvLi Visit our playlists: http://goo.gl/eFhsvM Like MMAF on Facebook: http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z Follow on Twitter: http://goo.gl/nOATUI Read More: http://www.mmafighting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello everybody, and for those of you celebrating, happy Thanksgiving, and welcome to a brand new

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edition of We Got Next. I am Mike Heck, it's a big festive time with family and friends,

1:43.0

and if you're driving to a get-together or you're staying home or even if you have to work

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on this holiday, I appreciate you checking out the show here on MMIBudding.com, on the MMI

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and subscribing, it's much appreciated, it's not only do you get this show, you get all the other

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