Confront
Face off
Face off verb - To engage in a contest.
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Before the heroes confront Nicola in Bunraku, they each have to face off against an evil counterpart.
Source: Evil Knockoff -
Daigo then comes out of hiding to confront Kurosawa in a face off and shows him mercy, only to be shot from behind by Kanai.
Source: Video Game / Yakuza 5 -
Animal Planet had a short lived series Animal Face Off, which was basically Jurassic Fight Club done with living species that plausibly might confront one another in the wild.
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