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By Tommy Hackett on July 23, 2013                                                                                 Matt Kryger-USA TODAY       Ronda Rousey may be the first UFC champion to claim judo as her foundation in the martial arts. But the “gentle way” has been influencing MMA for years, and not just in the careers of MMA elite like Emelianenko Fedor (who scored two third-place finishes in…