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For months, ‘Fight Island’ was the mysterious super-plan dreamed up by Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) boss Dana White in response to international lockdowns the world over. This weekend, his grand vision becomes reality in the surreal surrounds of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, the bio-bubble venue hosting UFC 251, which will be broadcast on SuperSport this weekend – LIVE on SuperSport 11 from 02:00 AM Sunday.
This weekend’s UFC 249 event represents more than one of the most stacked mixed martial arts cards of all time. It also represents one of the first significant steps back to live sport amid the Covid-19 pandemic. With two championship fights and an array of UFC stars on the bill, UFC 249 – to be broadcast live on SuperSport 1 and 11 on Sunday morning (03:00 AM) – promises to be both explosive and unusual.
Nigerian-born New Zealand fighter Israel Adesanya is presently making headlines after knocking out legendary Anderson Silva in UFC 234’s main event in Melbourne on Saturday, February 9. Despite being 43 and 14 years older than his challenger, Silva wasn’t good enough for Isreal Adesanya.Adesanya is considered to be ‘a younger Silva’ and he didn’t disappoint on the night, showing that he is the one in his prime. He was faster and landed the bigger shots as Silva tired out as the game wore on.The judges scored 29-28, 30-27, 30-27 in favour of Adesanya at the Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. “This is…