The best and worst from UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar

#2 Worst: The opener between Barriault and Jotko

Krzysztof Jotko's fight with Marc-Andre Barriault was a largely dull one

I can’t be alone in saying that I hated the opening fight on the main card last night between Marc-Andre Barriault and Krzysztof Jotko. Not only was the fight fought at a pretty slow pace, but neither man really came close to a finish, there was way too much clinching, and both men appeared to be gassed when all was said and done.

I won’t agree with those who felt Barriault did enough to win – I thought Jotko’s cage control clearly warranted him getting the nod – but I will agree with those fans questioning why this fight was on the main card of a pay-per-view, especially when neither man’s been putting on barnburners recently and exciting talent like Viviane Araujo, Hakeem Dawodu and Deiveson Figueiredo were left on the prelims.

If the UFC want to charge fans massive amounts for their pay-per-views – and bring in big buyrates despite limiting their audience due to their agreement with the ESPN+ streaming service – then surely they must look to put on stronger main cards than last night’s. And keeping fights that don’t sound like great ones on paper like Jotko vs. Barriault on the prelims would be a starting point.