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Any fight with a winner, by nature, is also going to have a loser. However, sometimes victory resonates much more than defeat and vice versa. When Anthony Pettis hit The Showtime Kick to win the World Extreme Cagefighting title, the fact that it was Benson Henderson on the receiving end was a decidedly secondary consideration. Ardent MMA fans might remember the only two twister submissions in Ultimate Fighting Championship history were by Chan Sung Jung and Bryce Mitchell, but it’s less likely they would be able to name Leonard Garcia and Matt Sayles as the opponents.