This is one of those events that has the potential to be one we look back on in a year or two as a key transitional moment in the careers of several promising competitors. This is the Newark addition of On the Rise.
The last time the UFC rolled into Prudential Center, Anthony Rocco Martin was still “Tony” and competing at lightweight, Randy Brown was making his promotional debut, and Kung Fu Panda 3 had replaced The Revenant atop the box office charts.
This weekend, the Octagon returns to the home of the New Jersey Devils and Seton Hall men’s basketball team (Go Pirates!