MMA's week out of the cage: St. Paddy's Day, Mickey Gall vs. watermelon, Miesha Tate learns cockney

Few sports embrace social media like MMA does, and though the life of fighters can often be mundane and repetitive, they have plenty of memorable moments outside of the cage. Here are some of the more interesting occurrences from this week.

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St. Patrick’s Day

Happy St Patrick's days to the world ??the greatest nation on the planet #eire #Paddysday

A post shared by Paddy "The Hooligan" Holohan (@paddyholohanmma) on Mar 17, 2017 at 4:32am PDT

Happy St Patrick's Day South Florida ?? ???? ?????? #drinkup

A post shared by Thiago "The Pitbull" Alves (@thiagoalvesatt) on Mar 17, 2017 at 10:13am PDT

Happy #stpatricksday from my cat and cat unicorn to yours.

A post shared by Cole Miller ???? (@colemillermartialarts) on Mar 17, 2017 at 8:54am PDT

That glow you get inside because it's awesome to be Irish. Happy St. Patrick's day everyone. Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh. A day to celebrate the Irish contribution to sport, music, technology and humanities the world over…..not just a reason to get pissed and wear green ?? ???? #lafeilepadraig #happy #proud #grateful #Irish

A post shared by Aisling Daly (@aisydaly) on Mar 17, 2017 at 5:41am PDT

Happy St Paddy's Day!!! Have fun be safe ????

A post shared by Carla (@carlaesparza1) on Mar 17, 2017 at 4:25pm PDT

Happy St. Paddy's Day everybody! Enjoy your night! ???? #stoat ricksday #stpattysday #irish

A post shared by Holly Holm (@hollyholm) on Mar 17, 2017 at 7:25pm PDT

Happy St. Patty's day #fyf with @thegaragegym_ #fyf #strength #conditioning #friday #tooearlyforthis

A post shared by Randa "Quiet Storm" Markos (@randamarkos) on Mar 17, 2017 at 7:13pm PDT

Happy St. Patrick's Day ?????????? @rootsoffight @onnit #getonnit #onnitathlete #visionquest

A post shared by Michael Chiesa (@mikemav22) on Mar 17, 2017 at 4:45pm PDT

Mickey Gall’s 6-second challenge

Miesha Tate learns cockney

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