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Survey says: UFC fighters have no (good) answer for WBC boxers on 'Family Feud' LOS ANGELES -- Shawn Porter was watching Ryan Garcia's boxing match with Francisco Fonseca on Feb. 14, and a thought crossed his mind. The very next morning, Porter, a former two-time welterweight boxing champion, was set to appear on "Celebrity Family Feud" as part of a team representing the World Boxing Council against stars from the UFC. Garcia was supposed to be one of his teammates for the television show. How was Garcia going to fight Fonseca, Porter wondered, and then film a TV game show essentially a few hours later? "I was in denial," Porter told ESPN. "I'm like, 'He ain't gonna be there. He's fighting the night before.' The second thought: 'Is he that bold to schedule two things?' My thought was, I hope to see him there." Sure enough, Garcia, one of boxing's hottest young stars, pulled off the feat. Garcia knocked out Fonsec

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