| The Ultimate Fighting Championships are
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| | Victor Rodriguez back in 2003, and
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| filled with a lot of big, tough men, with
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| | continued to defend his title belt in
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| Tim Sylvia being a prime example of their
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| | another bout. However, in the wake of
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| ranks. Though he's made several missteps
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| | another triumph versus Gan McGee, Sylvia
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| in his mixed martial arts career and
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| | was found to test positive for illegal
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| suffered from personal setbacks and
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| | and forbidden substance abuse. This led
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| injury, he's still making an effort to
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| | to the fighter having his title taken
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| bounce back and be a serious competitor
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| | away from him.
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| stepping into the Octagon. Sylvia has had
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| | In a further downturn, he broke his arm
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| to deal with severe physical injury,
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| | in a match against Frank Mir, and had
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| notably in the form of back problems,
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| | also had a harder time in facing
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| along with his past mistakes. By now,
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| | contenders such as Andrei Arlovski, Jeff
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| however, he is hoping to make up for lost
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| | Monson, and Randy Couture. After his loss
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| time as he poises himself to return in
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| | to Couture at UFC 68, he decided that the
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| UFC 77, where he is set to face Brandon
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| | pain his back was giving him was too much
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| Vera, a younger fighter who has yet to be
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| | and he had to finally undergo surgery.
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| beaten.
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| | Sylvia even admitted to crying himself to
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| Sylvia has a professional MMA record of
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| | sleep at night because of the pain, and
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| 23 wins and three losses, which he earned
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| | says he realized he was fighting for the
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| even while dealing with a severe back
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| | wrong reason, which was mainly money.
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| ailment. He had three bulging discs in
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| | Even though he lost to Couture, he says
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| his back which often caused him pain, yet
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| | the fight was a learning experience for
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| he kept putting corrective surgery off
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| | him, and he still holds his fellow MMA
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| and telling himself that it could wait.
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| | fighter in high regard.
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| He emerged the victor in a match against
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