re: Fury v usyk

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I think this exists in the ufc. Maybe not from the fighters themselves but I think Dana has a handful that he does this with

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The UFC may do this to an extent as fighters initially climb the ranks, but once they hit a certain level, the best fight the best.

Most recent example I can think of is Paddy Pimblett, but he just got matched up with his first ranked opponent for UFC 304 vs Bobby Green.