It's clearly a lower-tier UFC event, but this outing from the Apex should serve as a solid appetizer for the UFC 280 card looming a week later. The main event between Alexa Grasso and Viviane Araujo may not have that headliner feel, but it's a worthy choice to top this card; it's probably the most important fight on this slate, given that an impressive performance figures to give the winner a shot at flyweight champ Valentina Shevchenko. Overall, this is essentially a three-fight card, and the UFC surprisingly actually topped the event with those three fights - the co-main sees beloved vet Cub Swanson make a surprising move down to 135 pounds against Jonathan Martinez, and past that is a tantalizing bout between potential flyweight contenders Askar Askarov and Brandon Royval.
Preview: UFC Fight Night 212 ‘Grasso vs. Araujo’
