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Stock Report: UFC Fight Night 185

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Well, that was a reminder not to judge a book — or a fight card — by its cover.

Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 185 started out fight week as a 15-bout marathon, relatively low on ranked contender matchups and headlined by a main event that promised to be a one-sided mauling. The outlook did not improve when the card lost three of its most interesting matchups in the last 36 hours, including the ultra-rarity of one fighter walking out to the Octagon, only to have his opponent not follow suit.