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In 99.9% of the cases, there are no shortcuts in the fight game. Sure, a fighter might get the right management or backing from the start, and he or she may even be able to skip over those fights in a barn somewhere making $200 to show with no win bonus. But even then, there is a road to be taken where there are fights against lesser talents or no hopers on the regional scene, all in a quest to build a record and gain experience.It isn’t as bad in mixed martial arts as in boxing, where a c