UFC Vegas 57 delivered mostly as advertised. A card without a lot of star power created some rock-solid, meaningful performances, but not much in the way of truly electric moments. Mateusz Gamrot & Arman Tsarukyan proved they’re both among lightweight’s best scramblers. Shavkat Rakhmonov looked ever bit the part of a future contender. And Umar Nurmagomedov put the bantamweight division on notice.
So, can Gamrot get that Justin Gaethje fight he asked for? Will Stephen Thompson repeat Neil Magny’s mistake? Is there anything we can do to stop Carlos Ulberg from becoming an unstoppable force of handsomeness?
To answer those questions—and a few other things—I’ll be using the classic Silva/Shelby fight booking methodology from the UFC of years past.