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Which UFC contender is most likely to rise to a first-time divisional champion in 2025?
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Magomed Ankalaev
Movsar Evloev
Shavkat Rakhmonov
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Arman Tsarukyan
7%
Brandon Royval
2%
Khamzat Chimaev
39%
Magomed Ankalaev
7%
Movsar Evloev
3%
Shavkat Rakhmonov
22%
Umar Nurmagomedov
19%
Other
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