It’s Super Bowl weekend, and I’m told that’s significant in the United States. I’m in Scotland where we’re too busy tossing cabers and eating haggis, but if this weekend is important to you, it’s important to me, particularly with a stacked UFC 169 accompanying all the pigskin-related fun.
Saturday night’s card, coming to us from the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., features not one but two title fights. In the main event, Renan Barao defends his bantamweight title against perennial contender Urijah Faber. In addition, Jose Aldo puts his featherweight title on the line against Ricardo Lamas.
And if you’re still not on the hook, perhaps the prospect of Alistair Overeem vs. Frank Mir will bait you.
With so much to digest, I have assembled a team of experts to guide you through UFC 169’s main card. Read on for the thoughts of Scott Harris, Riley Kontek, Craig Amos, Sean Smith and me, James MacDonald.