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MMA Gradebook: Rating Every Fight From UFC 239
Good morning, fight fans! Your usual keeper of the MMA Gradebook, Kevin Wilson, has the week off, but with International Fight Week capped off by a typically loaded Ultimate Fighting Championship offering from Las Vegas, your humble guest columnist steps in to pinch-hit.
This is another card that desperately needs the Gradebook, as Saturday’s card offered a stark mix of thrilling finishes and frankly dull one-sided beatdowns. Here are all 12 fights from UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos, rated for, as Mr. Wilson says, “competitiveness, showcase of skill and technique, finishes, and the story and heightened drama of the contest.” Whenever possible, I’ll rate the fights without spoiling the outcomes.