Back when the UFC was putting a heavy push behind Fight Pass, it wasn’t a surprise to see the most consequential fights of the preliminaries take place on the Early Prelims. Of course, that hasn’t been the case in years, so it was quite the surprise when not just the most consequential prelim was on the Early Prelims, so was the second most consequential prelim… at least in the immediate future. It wasn’t that long ago Jennifer Maia and Jessica Eye were challenging for the Women’s Flyweight championship and Brad Tavares and Omari Akhmedov are two of the most underrated members on the roster in any division.
UFC 264 Preview: Recent title challengers clash in the early prelims
