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mo4ch:>'I packed my bags and ran away': MMA star says he defied army orders to compete at UFC London | Mo4ch News

Welsh UFC star Jack Marshman, who also serves in the paratrooper regiment of the British Army, says that he was told by his superiors that he was not allowed to compete on Saturday's UFC London card - but he did so anyway.Marshman defeated fellow Welshman John Phillips by split decision inside London's O2 Arena on Saturday night but judging by his comments post-fight, he may be in for a different kind of fight on Monday morning.Also on rt.com'You can beat your dreams if you don't stop': UFC fighter defies grisly facial injury to seal winSpeaking to the media after his victory Marshman, who has been a member of the armed forces since he was 17-years-old, said that he wasn't given permission by his commanding officers to step into the Octagon on Saturday night."I've literally got to work that out with the army," Marshman said when questioned as to his dual status as a UFC fighter and paratrooper."Legally, I'm contracted to the army and they…