Diggin’ Deep on UFC Ottawa: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy - Prelims preview

Ah yes, Fight Night cards out of Canada. They’ve established a consistent level of quality for their cards. Not to be a hater on Canada, but the quality isn’t very good. No longer the hotbed of MMA it once was, it’s hard to piece together a top-to-bottom card of interesting fights that all feature Canadians. It isn’t just the retirement of Georges St-Pierre either.

Besides, he wouldn’t be on a Fight Night card. Rory MacDonald’s defection to Bellator is a big hit. The aging out of action fighters like Sam Stout and Patrick Cote over the years have hurt the depth more than many figured it would. The UFC’s underappreciation of the likes of Sarah Kaufman doesn’t help either. Basically, there…