http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5528054255001 1 2 Filed under: Featured , News , UFC For the week that culminated in Jon Jones masterfully regaining his position as MMA’s most potent exponent, we were offered a brief but profound distraction from the incessant cacophony that has ensued since it was announced that Conor McGregor will box Floyd Mayweather. Jones’ stunning third-round knockout of Daniel Cormier in Saturday’s UFC 214 main event not only saw him recapture the UFC light-heavyweight title, but also became a brief embodiment of sport’s redemptive powers. Only the most ardent of cynics could not appreciate the catharsis Jones reveled in as he dropped to his knees inside the octagon he has rarely graced for the past three years, once again sporting the belt that no opponent has been able to take from him. In many respects, the context could be taken as the anthesis of how informed and misinformed people alike have come to view the boxing match between McGregor, the UFC lightweight champion, and arguably the greatest pugilist of his generation, Mayweather. Gaudy, cynically conceived money-making scheme or not, McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Mayweather (49-0 boxing) will, unforeseen circumstances notwithstanding, pit their skills against each other at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas in three weeks’ time
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