Start the Dallas theme song.
Now slowly fold in the fisticuffs. Don’t be stingy, either.
Now we’ve got something.
Welcome once again to big league MMA. After a very long stretch of spotty cards, here comes UFC 211, and Saturday’s event packs a ton of heat.
The evening’s main event witnesses one of the sport’s favorite rituals: finding the baddest man on the planet. UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic defends his formal and informal titles against the last man to defeat him, Brazilian power boxer Junior Dos Santos.
Moving from the largest UFC division to the smallest offers no equivalent departure from bloodsport, bro. Women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk brings her heretofore unbested muay thai attack against volume-punching challenger Jessica Andrade.
Those are the main and co-main events of the evening, but they’re only the final two bouts on a Texas-sized 14-fight card in Dallas. There’s a lot to look forward to in this one.
Are you ready to learn all about it? After the team bade farewell recently to senior analyst Patrick Wyman, I’m in the preview saddle once again. That’s right, I, Scott Harris, will take you all the way through this complete guide to UFC 211. As you struggle to productively channel your elation, let’s get it rolling.