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Mixed martial arts fans are, thanks mostly to longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship matchmaker Joe Silva’s booking philosophy, rather averse to rematches, especially immediate ones. The trends have reversed lately, to the point that both major MMA events this Saturday are headlined by championship rematches, one of which is immediate. Both are the right fights to make, though the circumstances around them are very different.