After looking at UFC Vegas 89’s meaningless main card, we’re kind of surprised that there was anything noteworthy on the prelims, but there is. Even though there are five debuting fighters, there are still a few bouts worth keeping an eye on. The featured prelim—Trey Ogden vs. Kurt Holobough isn’t bad and the two contests immediately preceding it aren’t either.

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Ricardo Ramos vs. Julian Erosa could end up being a stellar banger and Miles Johns making his return to action after a bit of a layoff are storylines that might provide a little pizzazz. There’s also a debuting bantamweight that looks like she could be an exciting prospect. Let’s take a look at the undercard and some fun factoids for the card.

UFC Vegas 89 Prelims

* Trey Ogden  vs.  Kurt Holobaugh 155 lbs

* Ricardo Ramos  vs.  Julian Erosa 145 lbs

* Miles Johns  vs.  Cody Gibson 135 lbs

* Steven Nguyen  vs.  Jarno Errens 145 lbs

* M. Rendon  vs.  D. Zheleznyakova 135 lbs

* Igor Severino  vs.  André Lima 125 lbs

* Mohammed Usman  vs.  Mick Parkin 265 lbs

UFC Vegas 89 Fun Factoids

* Ranked fights: 0 (Ribas is #8 at FLW & #7 at SW | Namajunas isn’t currently ranked)

* Ranked fighters: 1

* Fighters coming off losses: 9

* Contender Series alumni: 11

* Fighters coming directly from Contender Series: 4

* TUF alumni: 4

* Debuting fighters: 5

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