'If I can make it out, you can too,' says Dyer before UFC fight
Shanelle Dyer is using her UFC platform to show young people they can "make it out too" after growing up in a neighbourhood affected by knife crime in west London.
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"If I can make it out, and I came from the same place as you, you can do exactly the same thing."
— Shanelle Dyer , Athlete
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Shanelle Dyer is using her UFC platform to show young people they can "make it out too" after growing up in a neighbourhood affected by knife crime in west London.
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