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Brazil has been one of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s favorite destinations ever since the company made its way back to the “original” home of MMA with UFC 134 in 2011. Counting the historic return, the UFC has run 40 events there—easily the most of any country outside the United States in that timeframe. Given what unfolded at UFC Fight Night 261 on Oct.