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The Great Divide: Do freak show fights help or hurt combat sports?

The Great Divide is a recurring feature here at MMA Fighting in which two of our staff debate a topic in the world of MMA — whether it’s news, a fight, a crazy thing somebody did, a crazy thing somebody didn’t do, or some moral dilemma threatening the very foundation of the sport — and try to figure out a resolution. We’d love for you to join in the discussion in the comments below.

The UFC has done its best to keep churning out shows as we approach the end of a tumultuous 2020, but one could argue that the most talked-about combat sports events of the past month have had nothing to do with the world famous octagon.