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![Image] 44 years ago today, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, Muhammad Ali and NJPW founder Antonio Inoki had an exhibition bout. This bout was seen as a precursor to modern MMA. : Image] 44 years ago today, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, Muhammad Ali and NJPW founder Antonio Inoki had an exhibition bout. This bout was seen as a precursor to modern MMA. :](https://preview.redd.it/jrixkfi6q9751.jpg?auto=webp&s=525066d32cc9a919194d3a4011bd50468a749db0)
Image] 44 years ago today, at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, Muhammad Ali and NJPW founder Antonio Inoki had an exhibition bout. This bout was seen as a precursor to modern MMA. :
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