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Michael Chiesa Believes He Can Win a World Championship at 170 Pounds

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Michael Chiesa dominated Diego Sanchez from bell to bell in their featured welterweight bout at UFC 239, but he never could put the notoriously durable “Ultimate Fighter 1” winner away.

Nonetheless, the significantly larger Chiesa emerged with a clear-cut unanimous decision triumph at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night, as all three judges submitted 30-26 scorecards in favor of “Maverick.