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Every top fighter competes for some degree to prove to be the best. That quest can prove to be more elusive in an individual sport like MMA than in a major league team sport with a season that builds each year towards a playoff tournament with one winner. Boxing is a clear example of that issue, with multiple champions at every weight class and no guarantees they’ll ever fight each other. In mixed martial arts, proving yourself to be the best has been a much simpler proposition over the past…
