Each of the previous seven trips the UFC has made to Madison Square Garden has produced a breakout performance of one kind of another, and usually multiple on the same night.
The first event in 2016 not only saw Conor McGregor achieve “Champ-Champ” status, but also served as the moment future lightweight champ Khabib Nurmagomedov truly arrived as a title contender. In the years since that massive debut show, the world’s most famous arena has served as the grand stage for Israel Adesanya proving he was a title threat, the debut of Ian Machado Garry, and current flyweight contender Erin Blanchfield running through Molly McCann.