The UFC is back in action this weekend with an elite-level welterweight showdown leading the charge.
No. 2-ranked welterweight* Rory MacDonald (18-3) meets No. 3-ranked Stephen Thompson (12-1) in a five-round main event that could put the winner in line for the next title shot at 170 pounds.
MacDonald is 3-2 in his last five outings, but both losses were to current champion Robbie Lawler. This will be his first fight back since the epic encounter with Lawler last July at UFC 189. Thompson, meanwhile, has been lighting the welterweight world on fire.
Thompson is on a six-fight winning streak in the division and is coming off back-to-back knockout victories over Jake Ellenberger and Johny Hendricks.
With a potential title shot hanging in the balance, fans can expect MacDonald and Thompson to leave everything inside the cage.
Which welterweight will walk out of Ottawa with a strong case to make for a title shot later in the year? Here is your head-to-toe breakdown for UFC Fight Night 89's marquee fight.
*Bleacher Report MMA's June Rankings
