As a member of the foreign media assembled inside HSBC Arena on the night of the UFC’s historic return to Brazil, let me assure you of one thing: We were not ready. These days, of course, everyone knows what the expect when the octagon travels that far south. They know about the rowdy crowds, about the chants promising imminent death, even about the occasional throwing of celebratory beers. But back then, on August 27, 2011
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