Rivalries: Renan Barao

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Renan Barao was for a short time in the running for the top spot on the sport’s pound-for-pound list, his incredible peak cut short by a stunning and unexpected fall from grace.

Barao will return from a two-year sabbatical and seek his first victory since 2016 when he faces Tyson Duckworth for the vacant Premier Fighting Championship featherweight crown in the PFC 32 headliner on Friday at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.