“The fact it’s me and Melky headlining against them, I don’t think UFC is really trying to compete,” Allen said on The Ariel Helwani Show. “Not trying to put me and Melky down, but let’s be real: star power. Like, they ain’t trying to compete. They’re not going to try to compete with that. I don’t think they really care. I know [fans] have a vested interest in it, but I know what fight I’d rather watch. I’m not going to talk sh*t, but let’s be real. This is two guys in our primes, at the height of MMA. It’s at Meta APEX. That kind of blows, but the fight itself is sick.”
“It’s simple, when you see those boring fights going on, you’ll change the channel and watch a real fight,” Costa added on social media. “Without even realizing it, they’ve prepared the ground for us. See you on the 16th.”
In the immortal words of Black Sheep, the choice is yours! You can get with this, or you can get with that.