Duel in the Desert 2:  

Today at the Abu Dubai Grand Prix in the Yas Marinas circuit the Formula One World Championship of 2016 will come down to two drivers with only twelve points the dividing them. Both drive for Mercedes and that’s what makes it spicy.

Hamilton and Rosberg year long fight:  

Throughtout this year this title fight has been between reigning champion Lewis Hamilton and potential champion Nico Rosberg who both drive for Mercedes and have dominated and wrapped up the Constructers Championship so the only thing left is the drivers championship which will be decided soon. This tussle hasn’t been without incidents with both having a few Senna-Prost moments, including taking each other out at the Spanish GP and colliding at Austria in the final lap and a few near incidents. Some will say Rosbeg has had it easier with him having less trouble with his car and engine like Lewis has this year which enabled him to build a big lead into the early half of the season but Lewis came back and by the summer break looked comfortable but again some unfortunate starts and engine issues especially the engine blow out in Malaysia put the title back in Rosberg’s hands. As we head into the final race you can’t predict what will go down fans will be wondering if we’ll get something at the first corner but after all the incidents this year it would be annoying for the title to be decided this way but don’t be surprised if something crazy goes down.

Rosberg chance to make history: 

For Nico Rosberg this might be the best chance he has to make history as the second son of a champion to become champion aswell. Born in Germany but raised in Monaco, Rosberg has had racing in his blood from the start, son of 1982 world champion Keke Rosberg he spent most of early childhood inside paddocks and having world champions at his house. Rosberg speaks six languages and holds a Finnish and German passport the Finnish one being because his dad is from Finalnd but chose to represent Germany some say for commercial reasons. For the last few years Rosberg has won races but never been good enough to win the big prize whilst being teammates to F1 icon and seven time champion Michael Schumacher and four time champion Lewis Hamilton Rosebrg has had to see Lewis have all the glory and agitation of being champion now it’s finally his chance and he will know that this is his best chance as Hamilton is clearly the better driver of the team if Rosberg is to triumph it’ll most likely his only one and if he blows it you can imagine the devesstation he’ll feel.

Lewis Hamilton a chance to become a British icon: 

For current champion Lewis Hamilton all he can do is win and hope for the best. Having won the last two championships Hamilton won’t be feeling the same pressure as his teammate Rosebrg but will still feel pressure. For Lewis a lot will dwel on his mind as he prepares for the race. Would he be champion if It weren’t for engine troubles, did the Malaysian GP play the biggest part. Will he one day be a four time champion. These are all questions Hamilton will be asking of himself before he gets into his race seat for the race only time will tell, he has had a bit of bad luck this year and what some might say is a double standard in terms of car quality. The major incentive for Lewis to become champion again is that if he does he’ll become the first driver from Britain to win the F1 title four times surpassing the legendary Sir Jackie Stewart’s three titles and would put him amongst our greatest ever sportsmen and a huge contender for BBC SPOTY (Sports Personality of the Year). Even if he doesn’t win tomorrow you can bet Hamilton will be champion and break that record at some point but it could be tomorrow.

Other factors that could play into this could be a safety car if there is a big crash or the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Riccardo who could play a massive factor if they are behind Rosberg for long periods. Whatever happens at Abu Dubai we’ll have a champion and we can’t wait for the final battle between these two rivals when the lights go out for the last time this season.

Why he’ll only get bigger 

 This past Saturday Connor McGregor made UFC history by becoming the first man to hold two titles at the same time, the Featherweight title and the Lightweight title by defeating Eddie Alvarez by TKO in the second round.

McGregor from Dublin, Ireland accomplished this feat in the famous  Madioson Square Garden’s in New York the first event the UFC had put on in New York after finally being legalised by state law. The reason the promotion and President Dana White went with McGregor as the first person to headline this card was simple he draws lots of money and even McGregor knows that himself. McGregor famously nicknamed The Notorious MMA has become one of the biggest box office draws of all sports, people all round the world tune into to watch him and has more people into the sport and has a whole country behind him which always helps. His press conferences are always entertaining and he always seems to have great lines and destroys his opponents verbally as well as physically, some will say he does for UFC what Muhammad Ali did for boxing. He has a very exciting style of fighting some would compare to Mike Tyson as both come out like a bat out of hell and can take you out in the first round and you wait with anticipation for it to happen.

Since signing with The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in 2013 McGregor has slowly built a following that is phenomenal and has reached levels unseen before in the sport for a guy who fights lower weights. His PPV buys in Amercia are huge especially for his fight against long reigning Featherweight King José Aldo who he knocked out in a record 13 seconds. The fights he is in are normally in the millions category, this also helps with his KO power and his character which by all means is no act. His fighting style has been helped by his long time trainer/coach Joe Kavanagh, they have a very good understanding of each other and at times seem joined at the hip which makes victory even more special for both of them.

Where does he go next? 

It’s interesting to wonder where McGregor goes next after this Triple H the COO (Chief Operating Ofiicer) of WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) was pictured at the Garden so in the short term an appearance at Wrestlemania next year could be in line. In terms of his fighting career he’s most likely to give up his featherweight title as he’s said that he has cleaned up in that division, a few defences of the lightweight title will be the most likely route. A move up to Welterweight and a third fight with Nate Diaz who he’s had two epic fights against this year both winning one fight. So we could see a final fight to end it all or he could pursue that divisions title and become a three weight champion which I wouldn’t put past him. He talked after his last fight of having a stake in the company after it was sold by the Fertitia brothers who owned it for years to WME-IMG a sport and entertainment consortium for $4bn so McGregor could be playing his cards here to prove how much of a big player he is in this business which is hard to argue against.

 Why he’s only going to get bigger: 

McGregor will only continue to thrive and get bigger because of the draw he is and his charisma which are always key things in sport. You can only imagine bigger numbers over the next few years with his fights which could be on Floyd Mayweather and Mike Tyson levels whichever division he is in and you can always guarantee a large portion of Irish fans going wherever he fights. We still don’t know how bigger Connor McGregor will become over time by I can definitely say it will be an interesting watch just to see.