Even though the card from last week ended up producing solid action, it was also a card that produced little excitement heading into the event. There’s a clear step up in quality this week, especially in the prelims. One of the prospects the UFC has been pushing hardest is Adrian Yanez and he’s got a dance partner in Randy Costa who offers just as many explosive possibilities. Throw in a pair of middleweight youngsters Punahele Soriano and Brendan Allen – yes, Allen is still on the young side – and there’s plenty of potential difference makers in in the early portion of the card that it’s hard not to give a firm recommendation to these prelims
- There aren’t many middleweights who hit harder than Punahele Soriano and the Hawaiian is well aware of it.