Call it a socially-distanced calm before the back-to-normal storm.
The UFC cranked out one last crowd-free show in the Nevada desert on Saturday night before packing up the octagonal circus and heading east for a pay-per-view show in Jacksonville, Fla. that'll feature a full complement of fans in a U.S. building for the first time since COVID-19 lockdowns began last spring.
Calm, however, does not always mean uneventful.
The main event pitted former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker and ex-title challenger Kelvin Gastelum in a crossroads bout matching two fighters who'd lost previous main events to Israel Adesanya.