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At the start of UFC Fight Night 258 on Sept. 6 in Paris, it seemed like a certainty that Losene Keita was going to have the worst first impression among fighters who were making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debuts. Though heavily hyped, Keita was pitted against four-time Bellator MMA champion Patricio Freire. He then proceeded to miss weight by four pounds, resulting in the cancellation of their scheduled bout. The snafu was bad enough that there was talk that the UFC would cut him.…
