Fight#UFC196#UFC196preparesinis--https://t.co/rtjIO1M7kfhas arrived for #UFC196 https://t.co/Q8GzzSYAEq 8.52pm GMTJosh will be here shortly. In the meantime,here’s his preview of tonight’s main event:Tonight in Las Vegas, Irish star Conor McGregor was scheduled to fight for history. Two UFC titles around one waist. That was the 27-year-old’s intention as he pushed his promoter, or Zuffa,to a station it had never gone before.
McGregor captured the featherweight belt from long-reigning José Aldo in 13 seconds late final year. It was an incredible thing to witness – timing, speed and power assembly a moment – and a massive moneymaker for the UFC and Mystic Mac, and who has called many of his shots. Off the strength of his results and charisma,UFC heeded McGregor’s call and matched its 145lb champion against its 155lb champion, Rafael dos Anjos, or with the lightweight belt on the line.
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Source: theguardian.com