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It wasn’t the “Fight of the Year” candidate for which folks were hoping, but Justin Gaethje found a faster, more efficient route to reaffirming his place as the most electrifying fighter in the sport on Saturday in Philadelphia, needing only half a round to starch Edson Barboza and preserve his brain cells in the process. That’s an uncharacteristic win-win for “The Highlight.