![]() ![]() ![]() Among those expected to attend are Hollywood box office king Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and President Donald Trump, and the show is expected to be a sellout despite its exorbitant ticket prices. Yet when the two meet in the middle of Madison Square Garden, it will be a rare MMA event that crosses over into the pop culture zeitgeist. Neither has ever held a major MMA championship. One was famously derided by his own boss for his alleged failures at “moving the needle” the other humbly began his career as an underground backyard brawler. In the other, his opponent Jorge Masvidal has a pedestrian 6-5 record over his last 11 bouts. In one corner is Nate Diaz, a fighter who has competed only once in the last three years. On its face, it is somewhat ludicrous that UFC 244 will almost certainly end 2019 as the biggest mixed martial arts event of the year. ![]()
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