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People think the multilingual UFC 204 translator deserves Performance of the Night

Published 12:05 9 Oct 2016 BST

Tom Victor
People think the multilingual UFC 204 translator deserves Performance of the Night

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UFC 204 had more than enough memorable moments to reward those who made it over to the Manchester Arena for the early prelims.

But one man showed more than anyone else that he truly belongs in the promotion. No, not Marc Diakiese, for his thrilling debut victory. Nor Iuri Alcantara, who made short work of Brad Pickett. Not even Michael Bisping, Dan Henderson or Jimi Manuwa, all of whom received actual Performance of the Night bonuses alongside Alcantara. No, we're talking about the real star of the show - the Octagon translator. https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/784931538391752704 https://twitter.com/therealmmach1/status/784933530656706560 We soon learned the man in question is Polish, and is named Dariusz Kruczek. And if you didn't think speaking English, Polish and Portuguese were enough, his pre-fight tweets show he has at least one more string to his bow. https://twitter.com/KruczekDariusz/status/784873423268962308 Not that he needed to put his Dutch skills to the test, with both Gegard Mousasi and Stefan Struve fluent in English. To say the people were impressed would be a bit of an understatement. They think he was the stand-out performer and, honestly, who are we to argue? https://twitter.com/SandhuMMA/status/784931655010091008 https://twitter.com/JordanJFroggatt/status/784932396844154880 Even Eddie Alvarez was impressed, even if it seemed the UFC 205 headliner was more concerned with our hero's secret identity. https://twitter.com/Ealvarezfight/status/784932049773789184 There was something magical about Kruczek's display, but had he cast a spell on the audience, or had he bluffed his way through part of the night? The jury's still out. https://twitter.com/ItsJanado/status/784935550860001280 Catch up with the latest episode of Football Friday Live:

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People think the multilingual UFC 204 translator deserves Performance of the Night