UFC on Fox 20 kicks off the main card with a strawweight contest pitting a veteran against an up-and-coming prospect.
Felice Herrig (10-6) has been around the game for a long time with mixed results, and after more than a year away from the cage, she is set to return on Saturday. Standing opposite her will be 25-year-old Kailin Curran (4-2).
Herrig has not been in action since dropping a fight against Paige VanZant in April of 2015. Curran also shares a loss to VanZant but has been more active with two fights since Herrig‘s last outing. Curran got back in the win column with a win over Emily Kagan in December.
The fight could be Herrig‘s last attempt to move herself into prime position of the growing strawweight division, or it could be the stage to announce Curran as yet another top prospect with a bright future. It is a matchup with significant implications for the story of their respective careers.
Who will get the better of the stand-up? Who can finish with a submission? Those questions are answered along with who walks out of Chicago with their hand raised as we break down the action from head-to-toe.