It’s getting harder to figure out what the hell is up with UFC cards. In the FOX era, PPV cards had the most depth, followed by cards on big FOX, cards on FS1 and FS2 coming next, and cards on Fight Pass possessing the least amount of depth. Not that it always followed that model, but it was consistent enough that it was generally accepted to be that way.
I can’t say if it’s a product of the ESPN era quite yet, but that narrative has been flipped on its head in the last three weeks. UFC 243 was the definition of top-heavy, offering the type of depth on the prelims that would have been skimpy even for a Fight Pass card from the FOX era.