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AFTERMATH: Darchinyan-Del Valle, Rodriguez-Escalera, Decarie-Perez, Povetkin-Rahman

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Promoter Lou DiBella’s triple-header from the MGM Grand at Foxwoods Resort at Mashantucket, Connecticut, Saturday night put some unfamiliar names on perhaps the sport’s most recognizable platform. While the opportunity to watch three fights might seem like a windfall, a discerning viewer still had grounds for scrutinizing the competition with a "persecuting spirit." A less discerning diner might wolf down this serving of largely noncompetitive action as a testament to his "love of the sport," but one cannot help wonder whether such love should be given so freely when so little is given in return. From The Cruelest Sport