(This story first appeared in Friday’s USA TODAY .) If Kelvin Gastelum is looking for a quick rise through the ranks in the UFC’s welterweight division, he couldn’t have picked a better way to get prepared. He also now has a pretty good idea of the type of esteem he’s already being held in, just two fights into his UFC career. Gastelum (7-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) on Saturday meets Rick Story (16-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC) in the featured fight on the preliminary card of UFC 171 (10 p.m. ET, pay-per-view) at American Airlines Center in Dallas
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Training with elite gives Kelvin Gastelum lift for UFC 171 bout vs. Story – MMA Junkie