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Roberto Yong
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Roberto "Ali" Yong, aka "The Young One", aka "Exile", is a former American streetball player, and current MMA fighter from Sacramento, California. He was a member of the heralded streetball crew "YPA" and was prominently featured on the AND1 Mixtape Tour shows on ESPN where he developed a friendship/rivalry with soon-to-be AND1 member Grayson Boucher aka "The Professor". He did not participate in 2003 due to an ankle injury. Yong developed an acrimonious relationship with some of the AND1 team members, who felt Yong disrespected them in a magazine article, though Yong repudiated this on the show. Yong was known on the basketball court for his skilled ballhandling and high vertical leaping ability. Roberto Yong is currently a resident of Brockport, NY. Yong began boxing in 2008. He currently has a boxing record of 6 wins, 16 losses, and 2 draws. Yong began his MMA career in 2014, with his first two fights resulting in victories. In 2015, Yong fought against MMA fighter and real-life super hero, Phoenix Jones. Yong lost via submission in the first round. Yong currently has an MMA record of 3 wins and 4 losses. 
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