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A fight between Conor McGregor (pictured) and Nate Diaz will headline an impressive card at UFC 202 Saturday, Aug. 20.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Depending on whom you ask, July's UFC 200 event was either a huge success or a major disappointment.

The event was marred by Jon Jones' last minute positive drug test, boring fights and, afterwards, a positive drug test from Brock Lesnar. Still, UFC 200 managed to secure between 1.1 and 1.2 million pay-per-view buys, according to reports.

Those are big numbers. Yet, they fall short of the 1.5 million buys generated by UFC 196 in March. That brings us to this Saturday's UFC 202 event, which features a rematch of the epic 196 main event between Conor McGregor and Nate Diaz.

McGregor has already said UFC 202 is the real UFC 200. Some of that is McGregor building hype. But is he right? Here are five reasons 202 is bigger and better than UFC 200:

The Main Event

Because of Jones' absence, the main event for UFC 200 wound up being the Women's Bantamweight fight between Amanda Nunes and Miesha Tate. Nunes' submission of Tate brought an exciting end to the event. But their showdown can't measure up to UFC 202's big rematch between McGregor and Diaz. At this point, every fight McGregor is in is the biggest (in this case) rematch in UFC history.

A real Light Heavyweight battle

UFC president Dana White was able to replace Jones with Anderson Silva, arguably the greatest mixed martial artist of all time. But that led to a plodding match between Silva and Daniel Cormier, with the latter lying on top of Silva doing minimal damage throughout. In contrast, it's hard to imagine UFC 202's light heavyweight fight between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira being a disappointment. These are the two hardest hitters in the division and the winner will, no doubt, get a shot at Cormier's title.

Donald Cerrone

Cerrone's fight against Rick Story at UFC 202 could steal the show. Story has a three-fight win streak against solid appointments (including Gunnar Nelson). Meanwhile, Cerrone's move to welterweight has been fun to watch, as he remains one of the promotion's most popular fighters putting on a show every time he steps inside the Octagon.

Cody Garbrandt

We spoke to bantamweight contender Garbrandt last week and he's already looking ahead to an eventual title fight against nemesis Dominick Cruz. And for good reason. Garbrandt is the breakout star of a stacked division and while Takeya Mizugaki is no cakewalk at UFC 202, a win in that preliminary card fight could earn Garbrandt a title shot or, at the very least, a contenders elimination match against T.J. Dillashaw, Bryan Caraway or John Lineker.

Setting up future events

For all the hype, nothing really important came out of UFC 200. A failed drug test probably means Brock Lesnar will never fight in the UFC again. Nunes' win over Tate makes the Women's Bantamweight division a mess. Jones is likely out for two years. On the contrary, UFC 202 will offer us answers. A McGregor wins means he either moves back down to featherweight to defend his title or looks towards a trilogy with Diaz. We'll know who Cormier will be defending his Light Heavyweight Championship against next. If Garbrandt wins, White will be pushed to establish the 25-year-old or someone else as Cruz's next opponent. These results should shape an exciting card at UFC 205 in New York City this November and set up a fun 2017 schedule for the promotion.