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The Apex will once again be our venue as the UFC puts on an all-Eurasian showdown in the main event of “UFC Vegas 79.” Azerbaijan’s Rafael Fiziev is taking on Poland’s Mateusz Gamrot in a classic striker-versus-grappler bout and will be a turning point in the career of the winner. In today’s Beforemath column we aim to break the fight down in an analytical sense and answer some key questions. Can Fiziev’s 90% takedown defense hold up to the chain wrestling of Gamrot? Will Gamrot be able to even box into clinch situations to get to said chain wrestling?