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Mixed martial arts is a volatile sport, which can make for some difficult prognostication. Not only is it a competition of individuals competing on an infrequent basis, but the slightest mistake at the elite levels of UFC competition can lead to a stunning finish, no matter the theoretical expectation of outcome or fighter performance in a fight up until the point of its conclusion. An underdogs opportunity for victory may be rare and fleeting, but history keeps reminding us that anything can happen on fight night.This dynamic is in stark contrast to many other sports, where its unlikely for an underdog baseball or football team to post an unexpected and lopsided scoring rout of a strongly favored opponent. Thats thanks to the stability team sports provide against an individual outlier, and the repeatability and improved predictability of seasons with many games.But in MMA we continuously see underdogs excel in violent fashion, even under the brightest lights of championship bouts. Sometimes its an ephemeral but fortuitous opportunity boldly seized upon, and sometimes its an individuals inadequacy due to injury, fatigue or mental lapse that opens the door to upsets.No matter the root cause, skilled fighters need only exploit the slightest opportunity to determine the fights conclusion, and these fighters did so against steep odds from the market: click to enlargeTJ Dillashaw gets the award for the most improbable upset, based on his closing odds of +710 against then-champion Renan Barao. Holly Holm would have had a chance to shatter that record in her upset win over Ronda Rousey, but late-market action pushed her price from a peak of +1250 down to just +525 at fight time. While the late trend was sharp for Holm, its interesting that Frankie Edgar was an underdog to BJ Penn in their rematch, even after defeating him by unanimous decision in the first bout (Edgar would go on to do so again in their second fight). Meanwhile, Tim Sylvia, Randy Couture and Chuck Liddell appear numerous times on this list, falling on both sides of the favorite/underdog column for their fights that took place during the early boom years of the UFC.The finish rate of these upsets is above the norm, as well, making up 70 percent of the results in the top 10 and 65 percent in the top 20. By comparison, the overall modern finish rate sits around 50 percent. The conclusion, then, is that these upsets were less often squeaked out on scoring cards and more often finished in violent and emphatic fashion.Interestingly, markets seem to be just as volatile now as they were when the sport was still evolving. Chris Weidmans stunning knockout of Anderson Silva in 2013 was an early indicator of a new era of title fight upsets as the title pictures at middleweight, heavyweight and womens bantamweight have become veritable revolving doors. 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Free agent Luol Deng has agreed to a four-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers that is worth $72 million, a source confirmed to ESPNs Chris Broussard on Saturday.The agreement was first reported by The Vertical.After struggling to find consistency and a comfortable role through much of his two seasons in Miami, Deng blossomed when he shifted from small forward to power forward with All-Star Chris Bosh lost in February for the second time to treat blood clots.Deng, 31, averaged 15.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.2 steals in 28 games after the All-Star break, when he shot 48.4 percent from the field in 31.4 minutes. Dengs versatility on both ends of the court was vital in the Heats transition to an up-tempo pace over the second half of the season and fueled their push to the second round of the playoffs.He was getting more space and room to run and cut and be himself, Heat president Pat RRiley said of Deng, a 12-year veteran who spent his first nine seasons with Chicago.dddddddddddd Hes a great leader. We love him. Hes a high-character guy. I consider him one of our core people.The Lakers also have agreed to deals with Jordan Clarkson (four years, $50 million) and center Timofey Mozgov (four years, $64 million) and have made qualifying offers to Tarik Black and Marcelo Huertas. The deal cannot be signed until July 7.Deng earned $10.1 million last season in the final year of a two-year deal in Miami. But with limited salary-cap space and retaining Dwyane Wade?a clear priority after keeping?Hassan Whiteside, bringing back Deng appeared to be a huge challenge for the Heat entering free agency.Information from ESPNs Michael Wallace was used in this report. ' ' '