prelims

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Fighters on the prelims like Wood and Jones don't get as much media attention or promotion from the UFC - and strikingly less money than their headlining peers.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Dubois fought early in the night on the prelims in front of a lightly filled Kaseya Center - the 20,000-seat home of the Miami Heat.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

Sprinters headlined Friday’s prelims but it was the distance runners who played leading roles Saturday at Buchanan High School.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

Sitting in the Birmingham High bleachers wearing headphones before running the 400 meters at the City Section track and field prelims, 17-year-old senior Nathan Santa Cruz looks like a teenager comfortable and confident.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2025

We only ever had two days to get reacquainted, prelims Saturday and finals on Sunday, and then there was the matter of being there to compete.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth