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<div class="oembed__wrapper"><div class="iframely-embed" style="max-width:550px"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="padding-bottom:100%"><a data-iframely-url="https://iframely.barstoolsports.com/mEyiWn2?_showcaption=true" href="https://twitter.com/BR_OpenIce/status/1907230111662825474?utm_source=barstoolsports&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=blog&utm_term=46_0_fight-of-the-year&utm_campaign=barstoolsports_referral_blog_46_0_fight-of-the-year"></a></div></div></div><p>Look I'm not saying I want them to go back to taking off their helmets before fighting....but I mean....you get SUCH BETTER FIGHTS THAT WAY!</p><p>I get why they can't (don't need my guys dying young, etc) but man, fights without helmets rock. What a scrap there from Dylan McIlrath and Jeffrey Viel. Just old time hockey. Love to see it. We've had some good fights this year but not a heavyweight rock em sock em like that. Beautifully done.</p>

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