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The Fine Art of Violence: a tale of two champions

In the latest FAOV chronicle of MMA in 2023 we consider how Alexander Volkanovski and Alexandre Pantoja took different paths to the smae

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Escape From America
Jul 12, 2023
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Brandon Moreno portrait from FAOV: 2023. Pen & Ink, by Chris Rini

The endgame for most fighters looks the same: arms raised while an older gentleman straps a belt around their waist as cheers and applause rain down from the rafters. How each fighter finds their way to the end of this rainbow can follow a variety of paths one reason UFC 290 was so satisfy…

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