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Opinion: An Endless Carousel of Rematches

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If a title changes hands in the Ultimate Fighting Championship these days, an immediate rematch is almost certain to follow. Or two. Or three. We just witnessed UFC 287 this past weekend, headlined by Alex Pereira fighting Israel Adesanya for the second time in a row, less than five months after they last met.