What's in a nickname? Plenty, for these MMA fighters
Lee U-Wen
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Jakarta
WHEN Sunoto Peringkat, a 31-year-old jiujitsu specialist, sauntered towards the steel cage at a mixed martial arts (MMA) event in Jakarta over the weekend, the announcer introduced him to the crowd as "The Terminator".
The Indonesian fighter far from resembles Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood action hero who is synonymous with that moniker. In fact, he's probably just over half of Arnie's size and easily a full head shorter.
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