Wow, that title is kind of a mouthful. Anyway, I'll be updating this on a weekly basis going forward. There are certainly fights worth watching not listed below but you should at least check these out. These are my personal picks so feel free to disagree. Criteria is the usual shit: excitement/drama, technical abilities on display, stakes/odds:
1. Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza (5/15)
2. Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar (1/16)
3. Aori Qileng vs. Jeff Molina (4/24)
4. Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones (1/20)
5. Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka (5/1)
6. Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg (3/6)
7. Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (5/15)
8. Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling (3/6)
9. Diego Ferreira vs. Gregor Gillespie (5/8)
10. Dustin Porier vs. Conor McGregor (1/23)
11. Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush (1/23)
12. Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque (3/27)
13. Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum (4/17)
14. Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera (2/27)
15. Michael Johnson vs. Clay Guida (2/6)
16. Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney (3/6)
17. Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns (2/13)
18. Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez (4/10) (I know I said that another fight on this card was better but I rewatched this and, sue me, I changed my mind)
1. Shane Burgos vs. Edson Barboza (5/15)
2. Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar (1/16)
3. Aori Qileng vs. Jeff Molina (4/24)
4. Mike Davis vs. Mason Jones (1/20)
5. Dominick Reyes vs. Jiri Prochazka (5/1)
6. Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Carlos Ulberg (3/6)
7. Charles Oliveira vs. Michael Chandler (5/15)
8. Petr Yan vs. Aljamain Sterling (3/6)
9. Diego Ferreira vs. Gregor Gillespie (5/8)
10. Dustin Porier vs. Conor McGregor (1/23)
11. Diego Ferreira vs. Beneil Dariush (1/23)
12. Tyron Woodley vs. Vicente Luque (3/27)
13. Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum (4/17)
14. Pedro Munhoz vs. Jimmie Rivera (2/27)
15. Michael Johnson vs. Clay Guida (2/6)
16. Dominick Cruz vs. Casey Kenney (3/6)
17. Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns (2/13)
18. Sam Alvey vs. Julian Marquez (4/10) (I know I said that another fight on this card was better but I rewatched this and, sue me, I changed my mind)