In what looks to be an exciting year ahead for sports fans, rumours and speculation seem to be lighting up the fighting world. Things certainly seem to be getting more entertaining in a time where everyone was getting a bit tense due to the lack of action. The UFC kept the flag flying in the fighting world by staging events at so-called Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, when it wasn’t possible to host them safely in the U.S.
The spread of the deadly Coronavirus across the globe and travel restrictions implemented to hinder the speed of transmission meant that a lot of big name events were shelved or indeed cancelled last year.