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Gabriel Benitez: Still flying the flag

Mexican Lightweight Is Proud To Have Represented His Country In The UFC For A Decade, And He Still Has Goals To Accomplish Before He's Done.

The sport of mixed martial arts is growing in Mexico, and few athletes have flown the flag in the UFC for as long, and as consistently, as Gabriel Benitez.

The Tijuana native is in his 10th year as a UFC fighter, an uninterrupted run on the big stage that makes him justly proud. And, as he gets ready for his latest trip into the sport's ultimate proving ground, "Moggly" is still smiling.