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A Saudi-backed MMA league is challenging the UFC

The Ultimate Fighting Championship, or UFC, has long been the main promotion for mixed martial arts. But now a league backed by Saudi Arabia is challenging that status quo.

NPR’s Ziad Buchh reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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