The UFC closed the door on 2021 on Saturday with UFC Vegas 45, an event that saw Derrick Lewis hit pause on Chris Daukaus’ climb up the UFC heavyweight rankings with his record 13th UFC knockout win. In the co-main event, Belal Muhammad continued his ascent up the welterweight rankings with a dominant win over former two-time title challenger Stephen Thompson.
Read on for a handful of unanswered questions from the event, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streamed in ESPN+.
Will UFC and/or NSAC force Sijara Eubanks to move to bantamweight?
If you recall, Sijara Eubanks, not Roxanne Modafferi, was supposed to face Nicco Montano for the inaugural UFC women’s flyweight title.