Will the slipper fit?
With March Madness at its apex, there’s a lot of fairy godmother dust in the air right now at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. If you’re not familiar, that’s where a certain team by the name of George Mason plays its basketball. You may remember George Mason from its unlikely Final Four run back in 2006.
With that history lying thick like dew on the Virginia grass, the UFC comes to the Patriot Center this Saturday for Fight Night 63.
Given the pedigree of the building and the time of the year, does this mean there could be a Cinderella story in the offing for fight fans.
No. Well, probably not. Hey, anything can happen, and this 10-fight card is looking pretty interesting, as cable fight cards go these days.
In the main event, streaking featherweights Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas do battle for a shot at whoever emerges with the belt between Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo when they fight this summer.
There are interesting fighters, young and old, and intriguing style clashes up and down the card. And the card itself is interesting, in that it will air in the afternoon and entirely on Fox Sports 1.
Get yourself acquainted. Slip on the slipper. What follows are information capsules, predictions and viewing coordinates for every fight on the card.
Are you ready? Let’s get it on.