This Saturday will mark the UFC’s third installment of a two-month, eight-event spring calendar.
It will culminate with a light heavyweight showdown between top contenders Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and Daniel “DC” Cormier, which in turn will crown the first new divisional champion since 2011.
Such a historic event takes precedence over many things on this card, but UFC 187 offers much more than a highly touted collision between a knockout artist and Olympic wrestler.
From a long-awaited middleweight showdown between Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort to a tantalizing heavyweight matchup between Travis Browne and Andrei Arlovski, this weekend’s card is truly stacked.
So much so that a few of the preliminary bouts have trickled over onto this list.
Here are seven reasons to tune in Saturday and witness some of the best fights of 2015.