The biggest fight event this weekend won’t be happening anywhere near a UFC cage. While the promotion has a card on offer, headlined by a top-ranked heavyweight bout between Derrick Lewis and Curtis Blaydes, the undeniable star attraction this Saturday will go down at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.
That’s where former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson will take on former undisputed light heavyweight champion Roy Jones Jr. It’s the kind of dream matchup that, had the two men fought 20 years ago, would have absolutely set the sporting world on fire. In 2020, however – and with both men pushing the wrong side of 50 – it’s got more the air of carnival sideshow than top-flight athletic spectacle.