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At first glance, the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s latest trip to Mexico is a middling offering at best, but for those willing to take a deeper look, there might be some gold in those hills.
UFC Fight Night 268, which takes place Saturday at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, is the least of the UFC’s offerings in that country in recent years. The six-fight main draw is built to please the Chilango faithful, with Mexican fighters squaring off against foreigners in every bout—and heavily favored in all of them—but there is a sneaky amount of divisional relevance in the prelims, as the winner of the women’s bantamweight clash between Macy Chiasson and Ailin Perez might actually be closer to a title shot than anyone else on the card.