After last Saturday’s dominant, submission victory for Anthony Smith over Ryan Spann, at UFC Vegas 37, the MMA world is laser focused on International Fight Week.
The festivities ramp up Thursday, Sept. 23 with the 2020 Hall of Fame classes' long-awaited induction. The class includes former welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre going into the modern era wing. In the pioneer wing, former UFC heavyweight champion Kevin Randleman will finally get his due. Randleman tragically passed away at age 44 in 2016. Randleman’s cause of death was determined to be heart failure due to complications with pneumonia.
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