The Apex will celebrate its 100th UFC event this Saturday night and they did absolutely nothing to celebrate the milestone. Instead, the promotion decided they would present the worst Apex card of the year, perhaps the worst one ever—a feat hard to achieve with 99 bare-minimum cards under their belt already.

We do slightly lament the loss of Garbrandt-Johns, but aside from the main event, there’s a plethora of going-nowhere fights. Lateral movement is everywhere you look. But the main event is a juicy one and Zane’s favor is shining upon Prates despite his Fighting Nerds home.

Let’s take a look at the event’s main portion and the alternative stats:

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UFC Vegas 100 Main Card

* Neil Magny vs. Carlos Prates 170 lbs

* Karolina Kowalkiewicz vs. Denise Gomes 115 lbs

* Ricky Turcios vs. Benardo Sopaj 135 lbs

* G. Meerschaert vs. Reinier de Ridder 185 lbs

* Luana Pinheiro vs. Gillian Robertson 115 lbs

UFC Vegas 100 Alternative Facts

* Ranked fights: 1

* Ranked fighters: 3

* Fighters coming off losses: 14

* Contender Series alumni: 6

* TUF alumni: 4

* Debuting fighters: 4

There’s no bonus section this week as Zane was in Mexico and wasn’t able to watch the card, but they will return to form next week. Make sure to tune in immediately after this Saturday’s fights for breakdowns and analysis on our 6th Round Post-Fight Show.

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