Another weekend. Another hemisphere.
The UFC returned to its Apex facility in Las Vegas after a month on "Fight Island" in the United Arab Emirates, kicking off August on Saturday with what became an eight-bout Fight Night show on ESPN.
And unlike the 15-bout marathon that finished out the promotion's Asian adventure over six-plus hours, the homecoming in the Nevada desert began at 7 p.m. ET and was done by 11:15.
Cage announcer Bruce Buffer was on the mic after being replaced by Joe Martinez. Meanwhile, the broadcast team was captained by blow-by-blow man Brendan Fitzgerald and included analysts Paul Felder and Dominick Cruz and backstage reporter Heidi Androl.