Somehow, some way, the UFC found a championship bout for its last pay-per-view of the year.
Given the strength of Saturday’s card, its easy to forget that along the way we lost a trio of title bouts that were at some point tied to UFC 256 in the last few months. Amanda Nunes, Kamaru Usman, and Petr Yan were all in the mix to defend their titles in December, but the chaotic wheel of MMA rapidly turned to send their matchups hurtling into the unknown.
Fortunately, fans are still getting a good one as flyweight champion Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno are already making history by booking the fastest turnaround ever for a UFC titleholder and a challenger.