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UFC 320 is just around the corner, and the organization’s promotional machine has been strongly behind the Magomed Ankalaev-Alex Pereira main event. Given how Pereira managed to capture the attention of the general public, this is obviously the right thing to do. Pereira dethroned Israel Adesanya when the longtime middleweight kingpin appeared untouchable and later claimed the light heavyweight title, all while stepping up on short notice time after time to salvage Ultimate Fighting Championship cards that were in peril.