This past Saturday, the UFC put on their final pay-per-view event of the year, and though it had little fanfare coming in, UFC 256 came through in spades. The main event between Deiveson Figueiredo and Brandon Moreno is on the short list for “Fight of the Year,” and the card as a whole is probably the event of the year. But though the card delivered on all counts, there was also an undercurrent of sadness, specifically for the lost dreams of once championship caliber fighters.
The sport of MMA is no country for old men, and this past weekend, that lesson was reinforced with authority.