That was definitely a card that happened. The UFC put on a midnight showing of mid-card talent and it produced an absolute minimum of meaningful momentum for the fighters involved. Most notably, Serghei Spivac announced himself as a real force in the heavyweight division, demolishing Derrick Lewis in the first round. Otherwise, a few contracts go handed out for the promotion’s first ever ‘Road to UFC’ finalists.
So, is Spivac ready to swim with the heavyweight title contenders? Can Marcin Tybura get a little bit of respect? And is the UFC going to keep slow-playing Tatsuro Taira?
To answer those questions—and nothing else—I’ll be using the classic Silva/Shelby fight booking methodology from the UFC of years past.