UFC 187 on Saturday was a huge event in a variety of ways. Objectively looking over the card, the night just plain couldn't have gotten much better with two title fights, title eliminators in the heavyweight and lightweight divisions and, functionally, a jump ball for the next crack at the flyweight belt.
It's an event that, theoretically, should sell itself on quality of competition alone.
But that wasn't the case, of course.
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UFC 187 was the culmination of several ongoing storylines that all came to a head on fight night.