Bloody Elbow · Mar 2, 2022
UFC 272 preview: Khabib’s proteges highlight early prelims
Tim Elliott punching Jordan Espinosa at UFC 259I’ve been harsh towards the quality of the early fights of the UFC’s first two PPV’s of 2022. Given the standard they set in 2021, I feel justified in my criticism. Well, UFC 272 is a return to form. The early prelims features one former title challenger (it was two before injuries removed Jessica Eye), one of the hottest bantamweight prospects in the sport, and a fighter on a five-fight undefeated streak within the confines of the Octagon. That’s some damned good quality. They would have been even better if the injury to Eye hadn’t occurred as her scheduled opponent, Manon Fiorot appears to be one of the best up-and-comers on the roster.