The latest UFC Vegas card may have started with a bang, but it ended with a whimper. Four straight submission wins out of the gate petered out into a string of decisions that, by the time the main & co-main events hit, felt especially grueling.
So, did Aleksandar Rakic really do enough in beating Anthony Smith to ensure himself of the next title shot? Is Neil Magny ready to wade into the land of title contenders once again? And what’s the next move for Alexa Grasso after a rock solid flyweight debut?
To answer those questions – and maybe one or two other things – I’ll be using the classic Silva/Shelby fight booking methodology from the UFC of years past.