There was the weekly weight-cutting drama that turned the main event into a non-title match.
There was the spectacle of two men who really had no business on a pay-per-view from a fighting standpoint opening the card, particularly since there was a battle of top contenders, flyweights Sergio Pettis vs. Joseph Benavidez, on Fight Pass.
There was the attempt to create a legitimate women’s featherweight contender that failed once again.
There was the possible retirement of one of the key first generation television stars.
Robert Whittaker, the UFC’s middleweight champion, escaped by the skin of his teeth in a match that could have created a complete mess of that title picture.