Former women's flyweight title challenger Taila Santos and surging prospect Erin Blanchfield threw down at UFC Singapore with the winner arguably in striking distance of the 125lb title. That belt would be on the line at Noche UFC next month, where Alexa Grasso was set to run it back against Valentina Shevchenko.
One wild round was all that was required for middleweight Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Singapore as he weathered an early storm to defeat Chidi Njokuani.
Chikadze had not competed since a devastating loss to Calvin Kattar in January 2022, but remained a contender at featherweight, where he had won four straight post-fight bonuses. Caceres, meanwhile, was 7-1 in his last eight fights, the best run of his pro career.
Welterweights Song Kenan and Rolando Bedoya were both looking to return to the win column at UFC Singapore on Saturday, in what turned out to be a close contest.