The two "biggest" boxing bouts of the year have been utter let-downs in terms of excitement levels.
Saturday night's Klitschko v Fury joined Mayweather v Pacquiao in this little corner of everyone's mind that wonders "what was all that fuss about?"
But SBG head coach John Kavanagh is promising that UFC 194, which will see Conor McGregor take on Jose Aldo, will be a vast improvement on the showings of the four boxers above.
Moments after Tyson Fury was awarded a unanimous decision over long-time heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, Kavanagh posted this on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/John_Kavanagh/status/670742271113822209
We'll hold you to it.
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