Who could ever forget UFC 229? Khabib, Conor, the chaos inside and outside the cage—it was carnage, theater, and sport all wrapped into one. Dana White called it the biggest night in UFC history, and numbers back him up. A sold-out T-Mobile Arena, $17 million at the gate, and nearly 2.4 million pay-per-view buys. That’s not just a fight; that’s history.

Fast forward to Las Vegas again, only this time the spotlight wasn’t on the Octagon. It was on Allegiant Stadium, where Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford drew more than 70,000 fans. The energy? Electric. The scale? Monumental. And according to UFC’s own Jon Anik—who called both McGregor vs. Khabib and Canelo vs. Crawford—this boxing blockbuster may have outshined the UFC’s crown jewel. Even Bruce Buffer, the voice of the Octagon,

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