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Since the moment the first Ultimate Fighting Championship grabbed sensationalist headlines back in 1993, mixed martial arts' death has been routinely and incorrectly forecasted. After the UFC was taken off of pay-per-view -- “The Dark Age” as it is now colloquially known -- it was supposed to kill the sport, but didn't. When Semaphore Entertainment Group finally got the sport regulated in New Jersey, but failed to get the state of Nevada on board and had to sell, it looked like a death knell for the sport.