Through no fault of its own, UFC Vegas 45 feels like a major letdown. UFC 269 proved to be such a wild success, it felt like the perfect way to end 2021. Instead, there’s one more event to go before we call it a close on the year. Given the general craziness that envelops the holiday season, there’s a good chance many of those who would regularly turn into a Fight Night card are going to end up passing on the card. If all they pass on is the prelims, they won’t be missing on too much in terms of importance, but the perennially underrated Raoni Barcelos and former title challenger Raquel Pennington populate the first half of the event.