UFC Vegas 9: Overeem vs. Sakai - Fights to make

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC It may not be the product the UFC wants to push, but man is there some value in these short fight night cards. Five out of seven bouts ended inside the distance and, even on a card ravaged by illness and injury, the UFC walked away with an entertaining event. Alistair Overeem proved there’s still life in his self-described last run for UFC gold. OSP showed he’s still one of the big fish in the light heavyweight pond. And Viviane Araujo restated her claim as one of women flyweight’s best rising talents.

So, what’s next for the ‘Demoliton Man’ in a division where he’s already fought almost everyone? How fast will the ink be dry on Michel Pereira’s new UFC…