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It’s tempting, when you hear someone is an algebra teacher/cage fighter, to imagine them using the same style Dirty Harry used when he was springing those count-the-bullets math quizzes on bad guys.

“Can you name the variable? Well … can you, punk!”

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But Montreal’s Felicia Spencer, who’s taking on Cris Cyborg in the co-main event of UFC 240 Saturday, isn’t scaring anyone in the classroom. And that’s exactly how she wants it. In fact, she says most of her students would never guess what her second job is.

“I think a lot of them haven’t taken the time to Google my name, which is fine, but I definitely have a few students and parents who text me and say hey, I just realized you’re a fighter, that’s really awesome.

“I’ve never have any negative feedback, but I think that’s partly because of how I portray it. I’m not some bullying or an aggressive person. I’m doing a professional sport. For me it’s all about promoting work ethic for the kids. Helping them realize that not every day is a fun, awesome day, but sometimes you have to put your nose to the grindstone and get it done.”