The days leading up to the UFC’s most recent Apex event – headlined by the bantamweight fight between Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz – were something of a nightmare when it came to finalizing Saturday night’s fight card lineup. While bouts like Angela Hill vs. Michelle Waterson and Yoel Romero vs. Uriah Hall, and Ovince St. Preux vs. Shamil Gamzatov were all scratched well in advance, by the time the UFC went live on August 22nd, eleven different bookings had been scrapped.
In the case of at least two fighters – newcomer Mark Striegl, and longtime veteran Ovince St.