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Opinion: Disappointing Rematches and Why They Happen

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Last year, I wrote an article hyping up a scintillating showdown between then Patricio “Pitbull” Freire, at the time a two-division Bellator MMA champ, and the undefeated kid dynamite and possible future GOAT A.J. McKee. While some scoffed at my description, their clash didn't prove me a liar. With a sensational head kick followed by a lightning-quick, tight guillotine, McKee defeated Freire and ascended his promised throne.