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When the Ultimate Fighting Championship returned from a near-two month hiatus caused by COVID-19, its first card back was loaded up to satiate pent-up desire. There were two title fights, an intriguing showdown between knockout sluggers Francis Ngannou and Jairzinho Rozenstruik, as well as major names like Anthony Pettis, Donald Cerrone, Fabricio Werdum and Michelle Waterson on the prelims.