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UFC Berlin / Bellator 138 Post-fight Patterns: The Future of MMA

After the Kimbo-Shamrock stuff and Fight Night Berlin, what patterns were present last weekend?

I liked the Jedrzejczyk-Penne card. I liked it before it was announced, and I liked it once it was over. The fighters didn't have much name value, but it almost every bout featured someone with a lot of potential; at least one participant with a bright future in the sport. There weren't many of the blue-chippers who seem destined to challenge for a belt at some point, but the card was a spiriting collection of well-matched fighters being given opportunities and grabbing them with both hands.