The upcoming UFC 144 in Japan on Saturday is stacked with championship-caliber fights.
Four of the fights feature at least one fighter who has either directly competed in a championship fight or been mentioned as a top contender.
One fight is a to gain ground in a suddenly tough and still growing division between two big MMA names. And finally, we have the actual Lightweight Championship fight.
I’m excited. There is so much at stake in terms of relevance for many of these fighters that it could be a while before we see them in the spotlight again.
Let’s start with the sort of “honorable mention” fight…