UFC 169 takes place this Saturday night in Newark, New Jersey.
Or perhaps it will take place Sunday night in Newark; that will only happen if the Super Bowl is moved to Saturday due to bad weather. In a strange way, I’m rooting for that scenario (an increasingly unlikely one) for the sole purpose of seeing how the UFC manages to scramble under such conditions.
In all likelihood, we are looking at our usual Saturday night fight card. And it’s a good one.
Though it doesn’t rank highly in terms of sheer star power, this is a card filled with intriguing matchups. Both championship fights are interesting in their own way, and one of them has serious upset potential. Which one? You’ll have to read on to find out.
And then there’s Frank Mir vs. Alistair Overeem, and that’s interesting because it involves Mir and Overeem.
We’ve got plenty to unpack here, so let’s get started.