7. A Lack Of Relevant Fights Didn't Hurt The Card, But...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHJfKtfHEkQ Sometimes you just have to throw a "but" in there. Outside of the main event of UFC Fight Night 49, there was not a single fight relevant to the title picture of any division on last night's card. It didn't hurt the action any, but it's not a precedent the UFC should keep setting. Co-main events especially need to be relevant fights or big spectacles, and last night's co-main fight was anything but. That's not to say Jordan Mein and Mike Pyle aren't great fighters - it's just that neither of them are getting anywhere near a title shot in the next twelve months. Yes, it was a free card and not a PPV, but the UFC got lucky on this one. And had one of the main event fighters gone down to injury, things could have got really bad really quick. That said the UFC pulled this one off.
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
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