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Fightweets: On real and fake titles

The UFC assembly line spits out a pretty good one this weekend, with former welterweight champion Robbie Lawler vs. former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos headlining an interesting UFC on FOX card in Winnipeg. The winner of that bout should get the next crack at Tyron Woodley’s welterweight belt, which brings us to ...

UFC’s title troubles

@xJuanPradax: What value do titles have left if champs vacate (GSP), or hold up the division (Conor) and never defend?

People seem intrigued by how — and if — the UFC is going to be able to shake itself free of the problems they created for themselves by going for the short-term cash grab over the long-term divisional structure at what seemed like each available opportunity over the past couple years.