5 reasons why UFC 273 will be the best UFC event of 2022 so far
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UFC 273 is set to go down on April 9 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. It will be the UFC's fourth pay-per-view of 2022 and is shaping up to be a hugely memorable event.
UFC London was, without a doubt, the best event of 2022 thus far. However, the primary focus on British fighters and the lack of championship bouts made it feel a lot more special to the English fans in attendance than those watching globally. We believe UFC 273, which is underway this weekend, will turn out to be the best event of the year so far.
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UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane, UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 and UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal were great events. However, they didn't deliver in the same way as 2021's UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Texeira, UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 and UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier.
Canceled bouts, lackluster main events and drummed up storylines largely contributed to previous pay-per-views in 2022 not delivering in the same way as the last three marquee events of 2021. On that note, we thought we'd discuss five reasons why UFC 273 will be the best event of 2022 so far.
#5. Numerous rising stars, 'Fight of the Night' contenders and ranked fighters on the UFC 273 prelims
The preliminary card for UFC 273 has a ton of intriguing matchups and potential barnburners. Additionally, a number of prospects are also set to feature in the prelims as they look to work their way up the ranks in their respective divisions.
Irish youngster Ian Garry is set to make his second appearance in the UFC on Saturday, as he gears up to take on Darian Weeks. The unbeaten 24-year-old made quite the impression in his promotional debut at UFC 268 last year, coming away with a first-round knockout victory over Jordan Williams. Garry, a former Cage Warriors champion, will be looking to extend his record to 9-0 with a win over Weeks.
A heavyweight clash between ranked contenders Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Marcin Tybura is also slated to go down at UFC 273.
Tybura currently occupies the No.10 spot in the rankings, while Rozenstruik sits two spots ahead of his Polish counterpart at No.8. Both heavy-handed strikers are coming off losses and will be itching to return to winning ways. This bout likely doesn't go the distance and should arguably have been on the main card.
The Julio Arce vs. Daniel Santos, Mickey Gall vs. Mike Malott and Anthony Hernandez vs. Josh Fremd fights are all legitimate 'Fight of the Night' contenders. All three bouts are stylistically great matchups and will undoubtedly produce fireworks at UFC 273.
A women's bantamweight clash between two top ten fighters is also set to feature on the UFC 273 preliminary card. No.4-ranked Aspen Ladd and No.7-ranked Raquel Pennington will square off in a hugely important contest where the victor will move one step closer to a championship opportunity.