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Michael Bisping,
Roy Nelson,
Donald Cerrone,
Anderson Silva,
Dan Henderson,
Chael Sonnen,
Vitor Belfort,
Frank Mir,
Matt Mitrione,
Cheick Kongo,
Nate Diaz,
Anthony Pettis,
Junior Dos Santos
Close your eyes and go back in the day, back to your freshmen year and you are at the prom/ homecoming/ winter wonderlust – whichever dance the ASB decided to terrorize the school with, and you see the girl of your dreams across the floor. You feel good, looking fresh in a clean Van Heusen button up, maybe even some Dockers to go with it. If you were cool enough, you might even have some all white K-Swiss (never scuffed) to cap it all off. Moving in for the dance as DJ FunkyFrank spins “Half On A Baby”; en route, your nemesis Dale Buonski bumps into you and not only scuffs the K’s but he gets the dance with Stefanie Taylor. So close but so far, better luck next time
Wake up class of ’99 and pay attention. In wake of the slaughter handed down from Zuffa brass yesterday and slimming their roster some, Jon Fitch stood out to many as someone capable and durable in every performance who did not warrant a pink slip. Fitch goes away from Zuffa with an impressive 14-3-1 record and holds th...
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