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Roman Dolidze, the late bloomer who became UFC's unlikeliest contender, ready to make good on second chance

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Roman Dolidze was an accomplished soccer player, who spent three years as a goalkeeper on a professional team in Turkey .

He started doing MMA when he was 27 or 28 , when he had his first pro fight at the age of 28 .

He says Fedor Emelianenko first caught his attention in the PRIDE FC ring in Japan .

Georgia 's Dolidze has a record of 8-3 in the UFC and is ranked No. 12 in the middleweight division.

Marvin Vettori is all that stands in the way of him making headway toward the top five of the division.

The Georgia native says he is ready for a rematch with the Italian after winning the first bout last time.

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