The Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday returned to its home base in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night 181, featuring the farewell fight—perhaps—of one of its greatest champions.
“UFC Vegas 12” was characterized by lopsided matchups; eight of the 11 fights featured a 2-to-1 or greater favorite, and for the most part they paid; the lone upset among those eight was a contentious decision. When most of the fights on a card play out more or less as expected, it can be more difficult to identify instances of fighters elevating or lowering their stock, but they’re out there to be found.