UFC Vegas 123 Preview Show | Can Renato Moicano Have Another 'Money' Performance vs. Tom Nolan?
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The UFC returns to the Meta APEX for following one of the promotion's best events of the year in UFC 333, and in the main event, the sport's toughest division takes center stage as Renato Moicano and Tom Nolan battle it out in the main event. With Moicano being the wily veteran, and Nolan the surging prospect, what is at stake in the UFC Vegas 123 matchup?
Ahead of Saturday's UFC Fight Night card, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck and Jed Meshew preview the card and the significance of the headliner. Additionally, they discuss the co-main event between 22-fight UFC vet Randy Brown and the undefeated Jacobe Smith, how the card stacks up to other APEX cards this year, Julian Erosa competing for the final time, and much more.
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