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Diggin’ Deep on UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya - WEC legends prominent in ESPN prelims

Now this is how you do prelims.

There’s a couple of aging legends who still have something in the tank along with some prospects who appear to have enough talent to put their names in the rankings for years to come. Oh, there’s also one of the most consistently entertaining action fighters too. Yeah, these prelims rock. However, there has been a little bit of controversy with these prelims. Allow me to indulge you…

There has been debate whether the UFC is disrespecting Dominick Cruz by putting him on the prelims. While it’s certainly a reasonable question, allow me to present a number of things to rebut that idea.