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22-year-od Mateus Soares lands UFC deal with 63-second DWCS TKO

Mateus Soares earned an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract on Tuesday, stopping Ryuho Miyaguchi in just over a minute on Dana White’s Contender Series.
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Arman Tsarukyan faces a Gracie, Bella Mir draws dominant champ at RAF Abu Dhabi

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Christian Leroy Duncan thinks he can get a title shot with a win at UFC Vegas 122

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