I doubt its recent unless Zab is having trouble making weight and has resorted to wearing a hoody and vest to sweat some weight off.
Its not uncommon for guys to stay busy or attempt to resurrect their careers on ESPN. Arreola is thinking about it, Adamek did it recently, Briggs does it, etc. I think that this is actually a pretty good fight and Santa Cruz will give Judah some good rounds but Judah should have too much and will beat Santa Cruz. ESPN can really deliver some nice fights some of the time.