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December: The matchup between Canadian Rory MacDonald and legend B.J. Penn had fireworks written all over it thanks to some bad blood between the two heading into their matchup on Dec. 8 in Seattle at UFC on FOX 5. However, the young and athletic MacDonald was utterly too much for Penn as he truly showed he could be the next GSP.

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