Former flyweight champion has said that has had the edge over MMA this year, claiming it is the more exciting sport right now. This year, the world of boxing has gifted us with captivating fights such as vs , which put an end to the Gypsy King's 16-year unbeaten run, and Ryan Garcia’s victory over Devin Haney, where the former floored the latter three times to achieve a majority decision win, and further mark his status as a rising star in the boxing world. In March, we also saw knock out cold in brutal fashion in just the second round.
However, this year, MMA seems to have been less eventful so far, with most fans awaiting high-profile fights such as vs , which will take place this weekend at UFC 302, and ’s comeback against at UFC 303 in June. Of course, we have had some huge fights, and we also had the milestone event which was UFC 300, but, according to Johnson, that hasn't been enough to top the excitement that boxing is providing so far. Johnson, an MMA fighter himself and a legend of the game, thinks that boxing has been more interesting this year, which has proved comparatively quieter.
In a video on his YouTube channel, he said: “Right now I feel like boxing is more exciting than mixed martial arts. “I mean there are points in time where MMA is having its peaks. But right now, you just had Ryan Garcia vs Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia just popped.
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