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Despite the absence of an Ultimate Fighting Championship card, the weekend had plenty of action to keep mixed martial arts fans occupied.
Over in San Jose, California, Bellator MMA put on a stacked card headlined by the promotion’s first-ever champion-versus-champion superfight and kicked off its highly anticipated welterweight grand prix. Meanwhile, Saitama, Japan, hosted Rizin Fighting Federation 13 -- an event that featured legendary heavyweight Mirko Filipovic, running joke Bob Sapp, Japanese flyweight standout Kyoji Horiguchi and a smattering of other familiar faces.