UFC 221 was situated amid a long run of lackluster fight cards. The idea that the UFC’s product has become watered down is not new by any means, but the point has never felt as salient as it does today. With a genuinely fascinating main event between two elite fighters – Yoel “Soldier of God” Romero and Luke Rockhold – and little else on the main card to justify the $60 price tag, UFC 221 did nothing to buck the over-saturation trend.
Though it seems to be increasingly difficult to sustain interest throughout an entire card, fighters like Romero and Rockhold are the reason we keep coming back.