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UFC’s White glad for healthy fighters, big shows

The Columbian
Published: July 29, 2013, 5:00pm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When four UFC champions and their next opponents stood together on a stage Tuesday amid camera flashes and raucous cheers, the happiest man was in the middle.

UFC President Dana White has healthy fighters, pleased television partners and a tantalizing slate of upcoming fall fights. It’s a big change from last year, when White spent untold months scrambling to replace injured stars and plugging holes in an ambitious schedule.

Georges St. Pierre, Ronda Rousey, Jon Jones and Cain Velasquez displayed their title belts and signed autographs for hundreds of fans on the Los Angeles stop of an unusual six-day, 11-city promotional tour stretching across three continents.

Challengers Johny Hendricks, Miesha Tate, Alexander Gustafsson and Junior Dos Santos also appeared. St. Pierre and Rousey drew most of the crowd’s attention.

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