It looks like things worked out. The Ultimate Fighting Championship scrambled to find a headliner for its Madison Square Garden event on Saturday in New York before settling on a thrown-together heavyweight title fight between Daniel Cormier and Derrick Lewis. While that is a solid enough marquee matchup, the MMA gods basically demanded that the rest of the UFC 230 main card fall apart as payment.
While there is an intriguing co-main event and the welcomed return of Israel Adesanya, there is not much in the way of star power or particularly relevant fights.