By Hunter Homistek

UFC 199 is arriving at the Los Angeles' Staples Center on Saturday, June 4, and it's bringing plenty of gold with it.

The 13-fight card boasts two title fights up top, as well as plenty of intriguing, can't-miss matchups from the UFC Fight Pass portion of the card up to the pay-per-view. The UFC is on quite a run with its numbered cards right now, and UFC 199 figures to serve as an adequate set up for its monstrous UFC 200 Fight Week.

While the July 9 event is massive, UFC 199 more than holds its own. Here are five reasons to cough up some dough and check out the UFC 199 fight card in its entirety Saturday evening.

1. Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas

Gold is cool. Title fights are awesome, sure. Why lead with a featherweight contender fight, then?

Because Max Holloway vs. Ricardo Lamas—that's why.

Holloway has won eight straight inside the 145-pound division, and finished six of his victims in the process. Most recently, he defeated Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision at UFC 194. A win over the former title challenger Lamas, and it'd be tough to deny Holloway his shot at glory any longer.

It won't be easy against Lamas, a hard-hitting vet who always shows up in shape and hungry for blood. In nine UFC fights, Lamas has lost twice—once to Jose Aldo and once to Chad Mendes. Bottom line: If you beat Lamas, you're legit.

Holloway has the opportunity to ascend to a new level Saturday at UFC 199, and that makes this fight supremely interesting.

2. A score to settle

Dominick Cruz fought in January, and now he's fighting again, guys! Isn't that something? After a frustrating stretch of layoffs and injuries, "The Dominator" is back on a regular fighting schedule. Hallelujah.

That alone gives this card some shine, but then we get to add in the fact that he's facing longtime rival Urijah Faber in a rubber match. Faber handed Cruz his only professional loss back in 2007 inside the WEC cage, but Cruz exacted his revenge at UFC 132 four years later.

Now, nearly five years after that UFC 132 encounter, the trilogy concludes at UFC 199. Cruz won 12 straight since losing to Faber, and looked damn-near perfect in the process. For some reason, though, Faber elevates his game to a different level against Cruz. Can "The California Kid" shock the world and capture the bantamweight strap at the age of 37, or will Cruz send him packing sans gold once more?

3. The talking is done

Michael Bisping can talk. The dude is a master behind the mic, and his UFC 199 press conference performance against middleweight champ Luke Rockhold was a clear 10-7 round for "The Count." Call him the Forrest Petz of talking smack.

Unfortunately for him, we've seen this one before, and it didn’t end in his favor. When the talking ends and the action begins, all expectations rest with Rockhold. He's won five straight—all via finish (two knockouts, three submissions).

He subbed Bisping with a one-armed guillotine during that stretch, and it's hard to imagine the rematch going any other way.

But wait… Rockhold apparently will stroll into this matchup with a torn MCL. That's a potential game-changer. Suddenly, this rematch provides all sorts of intrigue.

4. Dustin Poirer vs. Bobby Green

For some reason, I can't take my mind off this lightweight scrap. Neither Poirier nor Green is a title contender at 155—yet—but this matchup owns some swagger and appeal I can't shake.

Ranked No. 11 and No. 13 in the division, respectively, Poirier and Green represent true finishers, ending 76 percent of their combined wins before the final bell. Green hasn't fought since November 2014, and Poirier isn't the type of fighter to let him work off the rust. Since moving back to lightweight in early 2015, Poirier ended two of his three victories in the first round.

Green will be forced to fight, which is great, because when Green lets 'em fly, the result is magical. Somebody is going down in this one—and I have no idea who it's going to be.

5. …That was just the PPV

There's no doubt about it: The PPV portion of this card is stacked. Every fight previously mentioned takes place at the top of the card, but that doesn't mean you should wait until 10 p.m. EST to tune in.

On the Fight Pass early prelims, undefeated English fighter Tom Breese will face Sean Strickland in a bout that will greatly dictate their futures. Each fighter is young and relatively untested—Breese is 24, and Strickland is 25—and this bout will reveal which one is ready for the next step in competition and which needs to rededicate himself to the grind.

Like UFC Fight Night 88's main event between Cody Garbrandt and Thomas Almeida, one of these two can truly separate himself from the prospect talks with a massive win.

The action begins tomorrow at 6:15 EST on UFC Fight Pass.