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Badou Jack vs James DeGale - Middleweight title fight

Fight due between 9-10pm ET (2-3am GMT)

Sky Sports 1 will be broadcasting the fight night from 1.30am. For any night owls, mediocre fight but the first major bout of the year.

Quick predictions, DeGale over 12 maybe? It's a mediocre fight to be honest, not expecting fireworks but there's always a chance in these fights, Jack has a suspect chin, DeGale has looked awful on occasions too. Could be anyones.

Back to the Mark Hunt case, Hunt booked himself with Overeem at UFC 209 and has now confirmed he has filed a lawsuit against UFC and Brock Lesnar over compensation (Lesnar was given a winners purse) because Brock Lesnar has since been disqualified, banned from the sport for a year and fined $250,000 for testing positive for clomids (Used in athletes after a steroid cycle)

This leaves the UFC in a no win scenario, Lesnar is unlikely to show up to any case so faces an instant loss taking the UFC along with him in regards to the $2 million purse and will very likely settle with Hunt out of court. All because they ignored him for months then went and booked him in a major PPV later. He literally now has UFC by the testicles. This also once again shines WWE firmly in the spotlight, something they don't want in regards to their wellness policy and how it has no effect on performers on part time contracts.

Mark Hunt has also managed to secure all of his future fight contracts with a no doping clause, meaning any opponent that signs to face him automatically forfeits the entire purse to him if found to be doping. I'm 99% sure UFC accepted this as a cushion to stop Hunt vs Lesnar/UFC court action happening, that's now backfired and he now holds all those cards.