One of the UFC’s most significant events of the year takes place Saturday with UFC 241. It goes down at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif, with a loaded five-fight main card that airs on pay-per-view. A marquee welterweight bout takes the co-headliner role when former UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis (22-8 MMA, 9-7 UFC) welcomes back Nate Diaz (19-11 MMA, 14-9 UFC) after three years away. For more on the numbers behind the UFC 241 co-feature, as well as the rest of the lineup below it, check out 40 pre-event facts. Related Nate Diaz back 'as a business man' for UFC 241, and he's ready to '(expletive) kill' Blaze it up! Nate Diaz smokes out during UFC 241 open workout * * * * Co-main event Gallery Photos: Anthony Pettis through the years view 145 images Pettis was successful in his UFC welterweight debut when he knocked out Stephen Thompson at UFC on ESPN+ 5 in March
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UFC 241 pre-event facts: Nate Diaz is back – and he still holds records – MMA Junkie