This week’s UFC card may not have been booked to pique fans’ interest from the outset, but it delivered a rock solid night of action anyway. Jared Cannonier reasserted his claim as a member of the middleweight elite, Alexandre Pantoja put himself into flyweight title contention, and Ignacio Bahamondes picked up a KO of the Year contender down on the early prelims.
So, can Cannonier really wait for the winner of Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 to get his title shot? Can Mark O. Madsen round out his game enough to make an impact on the lightweight division? And can Pantoja make it 3-0 against Brandon Moreno?