5 fights to watch other than the main event on UFC 264

#2. Sean O'Malley vs Louis Smolka

UFC 260: O'Malley v Almeida

'Sugar' Sean O'Malley is back once again to put together another highlight for every fan that loves knockouts. It is fairly obvious that UFC is grooming O'Malley to be one of its next stars by feeding O'Malley very light competition. But as we saw with Marlon Vera, O'Malley is not unbeatable.

i’m going to take over the game with insanely beautiful performances

— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) June 12, 2021

Louis Smolka has won three of his last five fights; two of those wins came via TKO on punches and one by submission. Even though Smolka isn't a high-level competitor, the UFC veteran has the ability to end the night on a moment's notice.

#1. UFC 264 co-main event; Gilbert Burns vs Stephen Thompson

Two former title challengers clash at UFC 264

In a very fun and intriguing co-main event, we have two former welterweight title challengers clashing for the right to get closer to another title opportunity. Gilbert Burns was last seen in a losing effort against UFC welterweight champ Kamaru Usman back at UFC 258 in February.

Meanwhile, Stephen 'Wonderboy' Thompson enters the octagon for the first time in 2021, with his last appearance being a win against Geoff Neal.

With Thompson being 38, it's safe to say he desperately needs to win this fight as his window is closing much faster. He previously failed to capture UFC gold in 2016 and 2017. It should be fun to see if Burns can impose his style of striking and jiu-jitsu on Thompson's tricky kickboxing.

What fights on the card are you interested in? Give us your answers in the comment section and be sure to tell us why!