With fighter grudges, promotional bombast, PED drama and so on, MMA is never going to lack for storylines. Here are the biggest ones heading into 2019.
Does Jon Jones top the list? Yes he does. When you're a walking drug test abnormality who also happens to be the best fighter ever, that's not a big leap to take, especially not after his triumphant end-of-year return at UFC 232.
But there are always more. A shiny new TV deal is about to jump off.Now more than ever, this sport has a lot of moving parts.