Diggin’ Deep on UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 - ESPN prelims

I praised the Fight Pass prelims for their quality. I wish I could do the same for the prelims on ESPN.

Two sentences in and you’re already throwing these fights under the bus. What is it about them you hate?

I didn’t say hate. I just expected the quality of the nationally televised contest to be as good, if not better, than the Fight Pass contests. These feel subpar. The one contest I feel would definitively exceed the quality of the Fight Pass contests is hindered by it being an absolutely meaningless contest in a dying division.

You’re talking about flyweight, aren’t you?

Yep. Before the UFC began trimming the 125-pound roster, I would have been singing the praises of the pairing of Wilson…