A big weekend of fights with champion and former championship fighters was largely overshadowed by the daily Conor McGregor story, where two sides tell stories about why a fight that could break all revenue records isn't taking place for reasons that nobody can make any sense out of.
But there were a lot of interesting themes inside the cage walls, regarding size, ring rust, and fleeting careers.
The surprise of the weekend took place on Friday night at the Bellator show when former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, who from a fighter quality standpoint was the biggest free agent signed by the company during the Scott Coker era, debuted .