Fighters on the Rise | UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev

Identifying Three Emerging Talents To Pay Close Attention To Inside The Octagon This Weekend

Weeks like this are when this series is the most important, in my opinion, as the pay-per-view spotlight understandably shines brightest on the headlining combatants and the handful of high profile names that join them on the main card, making it even more difficult for the emerging set to garner attention.

It’s different for events at the UFC APEX or Fight Night events on the road, like the one in Seattle a couple weeks back. While the main event fighters still draw the lion’s share of the attention, there is often a greater dispersal of interest throughout the card because there are fights with the…