Back to the MMA Newsfeed

UFC Vegas 51 prelims preview: Will we get another Huggy Bear KO and celebration?

After a couple of rollicking Fight Night cards as the UFC hit the road, the offerings as the organization returns to the APEX is comparably underwhelming. That doesn’t mean there aren’t well-matched fights – Mick Maynard and Sean Shelby don’t get enough credit for what they do – but there aren’t any names outside of the main event that will capture the attention of the casuals. Even that may not be enough to capture the casuals. Regardless, fan favorites like Chris Barnett and William Knight populate the prelims. Plus, there are a pair of ranked women’s 135ers. Of course, women’s bantamweight is probably the shallowest of the real divisions that populate the UFC, so that may deserve an asterisk next to ranked.