For better or for worse, “super-fights” are a common trend in MMA today. Just these past weeks, two matchups that many billed as such have been making the rounds online.
On one hand, you’ve got the heavyweight clash between Jon Jones and Francis Ngannou, a matchup that never had legs as far as Dana White is concerned. On the other, you’ve got Anderson Silva challenging Conor McGregor to a very precise 176.37-pound catchweight, which “The Notorious” already accepted.
Both are attractive pairings that would catch a fight fan’s attention, but for former two-division champion Daniel Cormier, Silva-McGregor has more drawing power.