UFC 219 is set to take place in Las Vegas on December 30th. Typically, the UFC’s December occasion is earmarked as the large end-of-year display with a card that is piled from top to bottom. However, the present menu for UFC 219 lacks a little sizzle.
The principal event has Cris Cyborg defending her featherweight title against another ferocious puncher at Holly Holm. On paper, it may look one-sided, but remember the last time we doubted Holm in perceived mismatch name fight?
It is a fantastic matchup, to be certain. Yet, there are worries it won’t sell pay-per-views. So now, rumors are swirling about last-minute additions to the card, such as Nate Diaz in some capacity. A trilogy fight with Conor McGregor was the dream, but that will not be occurring as McGregor is coping with some fallout from his Bellator fiasco and punching a drug cartel associate. Oops.
Those transgressions will keep the Irishman out of the UFC octagon for a protracted time period, if not permanently.
In terms of Diaz, he apparently has been offered everything but the moon. However, the Stockton native is demanding a celestial figure, by which I mean bags and bags of cash, until he steps within an Octagon again.
While one or two bouts could be inserted to give the card some extra pugilistic goodness, it appears that the main event is set, and I’m okay with that. What fans actually need at this point are quality conflicts, not just big names. And in addition to Cyborg/Holm, we are also going to see Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Edson Barboza, a massive battle that could give us another lightweight contender. The weigh-in may be just as dramatic as the fight given Nurmagomedov struggles to make 155.
While we wait patiently for more shine to be added, let us stir the present pot and break down the main and co-main events of this evening for your gambling needs.

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