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On upsets and title changes

On upsets and title changes
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You've heard a lot about the recent spate of upsets in mixed martial arts, which was punctuated by 4-1 underdog Houston Alexander's devastating 48-second thrashing of Keith Jardine at UFC 71.

You haven't heard as much about why these are happening.

I've chatted with several people with deep roots in MMA off the record over the past few days. Here are some of their thoughts on why more big-name fighters than ever seem to be going down to defeat:

Post #1   6/3/07 5:33:03PM   
 
 
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