Published 15:47 IST, October 30th 2019
UFC 244 Preview: BMF Showdown; The Rock, Donald Trump and more
UFC is bringing a bevy of prelims fights to UFC Fight Pass and ESPN 2. Get a complete preview of the BMF main-event and other news related to the event.
Brash bruisers Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will clash at UFC 244 at Madison Square Garden this Saturday as they lock horns in the inaugural BMF title bout.
The biggest card of the year also features a terrific Middleweight showdown between Darren Till and Kelvin Gastelum, as well as the return of Stephen Thompson to prove his place in the division as he goes up against the rising Vicente Luque.
Before that goes down, the prelims will feature the return of Johnny Walker, who had injured himself celebrating his last victory over Misha Cirkunov.
UFC 244 - Points of interest
Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal to slug it out for the “Baddest Mother F***er” in the game
Two of the most real men in the UFC were brought up in an environment where throwing hands were far from foreign concepts. Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal will fight it out in a guaranteed slugfest as they stand across from the cage from one another in the night's main event.
But this is not where it ends as the show will conclude with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson assuming Dana White's role of crowning the winner of this highly anticipated bout.
Darren Till to jump into middle-weight division
Darren Till, who had electrified the welterweight division with his wins over the likes of Cowboy Cerrone and Stephen Thompson is all set to jump to middleweight. It should be noted that this is not too long after fans witnessed Chris Weidman move up a division and suffer a brutal KO at the hands of Dominick Reyes.
UFC News: Johnny Walker returns to the octagon
Johnny Walker will make his octagon return for the first time since injuring his shoulder back in March. Walker has made for himself as fast as his performances in the octagon, and with a win over Corey Anderson, he may definitely have a greater impact on the light heavyweight title picture and potentially earn a UFC title shot against Jon Jones.
UFC 244 News: US President Donald Trump will be in attendance
The night will also witness US President Donald Trump in attendance, who is a huge fan of combat sports and made several WWE appearances in the past.
Updated 19:07 IST, October 30th 2019