UFC 232 The Last Pay-Per-View of 2018

Does UFC 232 seem underpromoted to you? It does to us and it was something we discussed on this week's Coast-2-Coast Combat Hour because the event is ten-days away and it seems like something fight fans should be talking about, but that isn't really happening. Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson 2 is a great fight considering it one that Jones has said it was one of his toughest matches.

The co-main event included the long anticipated match between Cris "Cyborg" Justino and Amanda Nunes, a champ versus champ bout that should absolutely make the winner one of the greatest female fighters to ever compete in the sport. Maybe we're too far away from it to start buzzing? Or, maybe December has had so many combat sports event we could be all fought out?

That weekend will be the last one of 2018 and there are two, New Year's Eve combat sports events going on right after UFC 232. Here in the U.S. we have the championship fights for the PFL 2018 season in New York City at Madison Square Garden, and the RIZIN 14 event that has a lot going on with Floyd Mayweather facing Tenshin Nasukawa and the bantamweight title fight between Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell.

Maybe there's just too much going on, but if you're going to try and keep up adjust your sleep schedule accordingly. UFC 232 can be ordered on Amazon Prime video through our affiliate link below:

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