On Saturday inside Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas, UFC 306 served up a double dose of historical import, as the first-ever live sporting contest to take place inside the state-of-the-art venue, and as the second installment in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s “Noche UFC” series of events timed to coincide with Mexican Independence Day and focusing on Mexican and other Latin American talent.
Once the LED dome dimmed and the cage door shut, however, UFC 306 ended up not being such a grand celebration of Aztec warriorhood, as Mexican-born fighters went 1-6 on the night, 2-7 if the umbrella were extended to include bilingual Mexican-Americans Brian Ortega and Raul Rosas Jr.