On the surface, Saturday's UFC Fight Night show had precious little going for it.
The main card aired on ESPN three hours before a highly-anticipated boxing championship match, and the event was the final octagonal pit-stop before a loaded dual-title pay-per-view show next weekend.
Nevertheless, it managed to deliver a worthwhile combative experience of its own.
The main event was scrambled by injury five days before the opening glove-touch and necessitated semi-retired analyst Paul Felder to abandon his broadcast post for a shot at former lightweight titleholder Rafael Dos Anjos. Equally compelling on the undercard was a welterweight contest matching bombers Abdul Razak Alhassan and Khaos Williams, who arrived with a combined 20-3 record and 16 finishes.