This legislation is about protecting the fighters and sustaining a sport which I love, which I have given blood and sweat and have dedicated a tremendous amount of time to.
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Latta emphasizes the importance of protecting fighters and the sport through legislation.
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the United States is going to lead out there, because it is absolutely essential that we do to make sure that we have the best healthcare and the cures here, in the United States.
I think it is important to point out that one of the terms I try not to use anymore is the word 'overdoses.' It is poisoning, especially when we are talking fentanyl.
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