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For much of its time as a promotion, the World Series of Fighting bumped along. It had plenty of assets going for it. The organization had a quality distribution deal with NBC Sports. Big-money investors were recruited to help generate attention. Plenty of high-quality talent came through the promotion, including Justin Gaethje, Marlon Moraes, Anthony Johnson and Andrei Arlovski.