The UFC has slots to fill on its many, many cards and that takes priority over everything; a fact that has become painfully clear at UFC 230.
In 2016, the UFC finally realized its dream of hosting events in New York state following a lengthy ban on MMA. In celebration of that, the promotion has made an effort to turn its annual Madison Square Garden event into one of the biggest cards of the year. It kicked things off properly at UFC 205 in 2016 with the gargantuan card headlined by Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor.