should be fascinating, if only for the much-hyped production the
Ultimate Fighting Championship
plans to put on inside the Sphere on Saturday in Las Vegas, but the matches themselves should make for a good time; and some strange choices in bout order have led to some engaging stuff on the prelims. Two interesting fights bookend the undercard. The top prelim sees
—fresh off a surprising “Fight of the Year” contender against
in December—take on
in a clash that could put the winner in the women’s bantamweight title picture, while the opener serves as the latest test for bantamweight wunderkind
, who draws a winnable but dangerous assignment against
. Other than that, the lineup offers fights that feature some high-upside prospects on the rise, from lightweights
and
to women’s strawweight
and flyweight
.
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