A haircut request became the best night of his life 👊

Randy is a hardcore MMA fan and a member of the UFC subreddit. He’s currently battling esophageal cancer, and as a small wish, last week he posted saying he’d love if Carlos Prates — one of his favorite fighters — could cut his hair during fight week (Machado Garry vs Prates).

People from the community with the right connections (and intentions) helped bringing it to the attention of Carlos Prates team (Fighting Nerds) and the fighter answered the call!

Prates showed up and cut Randy’s hair, but it didn’t stop there.

Randy was invited by UFC’s CEO Dana White to sit cage-side for the event.

He got to sit in special seats and see Prates fight LIVE! 🤩

He also met Caio Borralho (Prates teammate), Dana, Khalil Rountree (if you follow the sport you remember his recent brutal fight against Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira) — took photos with them, got a unique team jacket from The Fighting Nerds, and had by his own admission, the time of his life.

Even during life’s toughest chapters, moments of pure joy can still break through!

He’s still fighting cancer, and there’s a GoFundMe page organized by his friends to help him with the financial side of that battle.

Right now, I just want to share something that truly moved me and many in the UFC community over the last few days — as Randy shared the most meaningful moments of that incredible night, along with the photos that captured it all (which I’m sharing here too).