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Ambitious groups aims to unify Mixed Martial Arts titles

A group backed by a billionaire tobacco-settlement lawyer waded into the wildly popular but jumbled world of mixed martial arts fighting yesterday, announcing the creation of a unifying sanctioning body that aims to independently rank all MMA fighters, regardless of their promotional affiliation, and to sanction bouts that would crown undisputed world MMA champions.

Making the announcement...

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