If you get some sort of sick pleasure out of people fighting for their jobs, this portion of the card is for you. The first two contests smell of fighters on their way out of town if they don’t find a way to win. Remember that the new ownership is looking to make budget cuts which includes fewer shows next year in the unprofitable foreign markets. If you’re running fewer shows, you need fewer active bodies. See where I’m going with this?
The feature bout features a pair of young bantamweights looking to make their move up the rankings while Joe Soto saves a fight by stepping in on roughly a week’s notice to meet Marco Beltran.