With all the hype surrounding Conor McGregor and a potential meeting with featherweight king Jose Aldo, we could forgive you for thinking that the Irishman is headlining against a punching bag at UFC Fight Night 59 in Boston.
No one has given poor old Dennis Siver hasn’t much of a chance. The German is headlining his first UFC event, yet his coverage in the build-up has been so comically sparse that some fans might only get their first glimpse of him on Sunday night.
While the main event has the potential to be a short affair, there are plenty of other reasons to tune in. We can look forward to Benson Henderson taking on Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone for the third time, Uriah Hall taking on short-notice replacement Ron Stallings and the ever-improving Norman Parke versus UFC veteran and human fire hydrant Gleison Tibau.
Realising that you good people might need some guidance on fight night, I called up my crew and asked for their thoughts on Sunday night’s event. Read on for the views of Scott “Ginger Luke Thomas” Harris, Riley “Kobra” Kontek, Craig “Famous” Amos, Sean “The Salmon” Smith and yours truly, James “Jimmy MacDaddy” MacDonald.