LAS VEGAS -- Of all the men walking around the grounds of the Mandalay Bay this weekend, looking over the sports goliath that the UFC has become, few can appreciate just how long the journey has been like those that have been there from the very beginning. And few have been there since the beginning.Not Dana White, not Randy Couture, not Chuck Liddell.
But Royce Gracie, he can remember back to the cramped locker room at McNichols Sports Arena in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 12, 1993. He can remember the sights and sounds, recall the emotions and the spectacle that transpired and began the voyage to add a new item to the world's sports menu.
LAS VEGAS -- The growth of the UFC has been so explosive that the company rarely gets a chance to exhale before moving from one event to the next. Despite a horrid economy, the company has made major strides in the last four years, and has certainly earned the right to pat itself on the back.
As they prepared to fight in the main event of 
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