The UFC has been to Mexico City six previous times, and all six times have been memorable.
UFC 180 marked the first appearance of the Octagon at what is now known as Arena CDMX, where Saturday’s fight card will take place, with Fabricio Werdum claiming the interim heavyweight title with a flying knee finish of Mark Hunt in the second round. Seven months later, the Brazilian unified the heavyweight titles by submitting Cain Velasquez.
The following November, Tony Ferguson closed out the show by earning what was at the time, the biggest win of his career — a unanimous decision victory over former champ Rafael Dos Anjos — and nine months after that, future champs Alexa Grasso and Brandon Moreno competed in the final two bouts of the night, with the former besting Randa Markos and the latter falling to Sergio Pettis.