UFC 184 is right around the corner, as the pay-per-view event takes place this Saturday. The strong card is headlined by two women’s bouts, and fans will not want to miss it.
The card was originally headlined by Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort, but injuries put the kibosh on that. Instead, a women’s bantamweight championship bout between Ronda Rousey and Cat Zingano takes top billing.
It’s not as great as it once was, but UFC 184 is still a strong card. Here are three reasons you should tune in Saturday.
The Best Woman on the Face of the Planet
There is no doubt about it: Rousey is the best fighter in the world right now. She is also the most popular by far.
She has been a giant star for the UFC. That’s why she’s headlining pay-per-view shows.
Rousey has been dominant and has made all her challengers look foolish. Not only that, but the former armbar-only fighter has put together some awesome striking finishes in her last two bouts.
She is taking on one of her biggest tests to date in Zingano. Zingano is no joke. She’s a physical specimen and is as tough as they come.
That said, a win for Rousey sets up a potential superfight with Cris “Cyborg” Justino, who fights in the Invicta main event in the same town on the same weekend, giving us one of the biggest women’s MMA weekends in MMA history.
The Debut of Boxing Royalty
She has long been touted as the best prospect in women’s MMA, and she has a chance to prove it in a UFC co-main event. Yes, Holly Holm is set for her debut with the company and is looking to quickly rise in the UFC ranks.
Holm is an amazing boxer with great kicking. She is, like Zingano, a physical specimen and a beast on the feet.
She takes on the scrappy Raquel Pennington, who looks to play the role of spoiler. She’s tough as nails and can take a punch, but Holm strikes with power few ladies have.
It should be interesting, to say the least.
The Rise of El Cucuy
The lightweight division is a murderers’ row of top fighters. One who doesn’t get nearly enough credit and has flown under the radar is Tony Ferguson.
The winner of The Ultimate Fighter 13, Ferguson has quietly inched closer to the lightweight title picture. He’s on a four-fight winning streak, with finishes over Abel Trujillo, Katsunori Kikuno and Mike Rio.
He’s good everywhere. That well-roundedness sets him up with a great plan against his current foe, Gleison Tibau, who is on a strong streak himself.
It will be a tough fight, but a win for Ferguson catapults him up the ranks.
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