Ben Duffy/Sherdog.com illustration
Editor’s note: The views and opinions expressed below are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Sherdog.com, its affiliates and sponsors or its parent company, Evolve Media.
* * *
The Ultimate Fighting Championship announced this week that its upcoming event at Madison Square Garden, UFC 230, finally had a headliner, in the form of two-division champion Daniel Cormier defending his heavyweight belt against the hulking and hilarious Derrick Lewis. As an excuse to write about anything but the UFC 229 brawl, I welcomed this announcement.