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Beyond the Octagon: Former UFC title challenger Hermes Franca KO'd in under 60

Your weekly look at what the alumni of MMA's biggest organizations have been up to on the regional circuit.

While Fabricio Werdum cemented his place as the world's best heavyweight this past weekend, former UFC fighters went 4-3 on the regional circuit. This, in addition to action from Bellator alumni, and a Russian prospect or two...

On that note, we start things off in Moscow, which hosted Fight Nights: Battle 19 last Thursday. In the evening's main event, Vladimir Mineev improved his record to 5-0-0 thanks to a first-round TKO of Xavier Foupa-Pokam (30-21, 0-2 UFC).