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At the time I write this, 82 percent of the fighters in Sherdog’s official rankings are under contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship or its de facto feeder organization, Invicta Fighting Championships.
That number does not even fully depict the shadow the UFC casts over today’s mixed martial arts landscape.