On Saturday afternoon, the UFC promoted its first event of 2021—which also happened to mark the promotion’s debut on the ABC network.
The card was headlined by a featherweight showdown between the division’s former champion Max Holloway and boxing specialist Calvin Kattar, its No. 6 contender. Co-headlining honors, meanwhile, went to fan favorite welterweight veterans Carlos Condit and Matt Brown, who had been matched up twice previously to no avail. Other highlights of the card included appearances from highly regarded fighters like Santiago Ponzinibbio, Li Jingliang, and Joaquin Buckley.
As it turns out, the UFC got the recipe for its debut on ABC exactly right.