Can you believe we did this without crowds? Is it too soon though? Should it have been 50% capacity, or how about a lower ticket price for a vaccinated spectators? – That would’ve been a great idea IMO. But…Capitalism…Lets go. The Main card was great. Lots of finishes and tons of talking points
Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal
Usman is a very very smart fighter, and Masvidal didnt respect that. Usman set up this KO by going for takedowns early. Masvidal had has hands low, waiting for the shot, and wasn’t quick enough to dodge the overhand right, and it seemed like Usman put his whole body into that punch. That punch kind of cooled off everything Masvidal was riding on. -The man went weirdly political for a while, after not wanting to go that route, and he kinda had to eat his words after he said that Usman doesnt punch hard. These things happen to you when you talk a lot. I want to see Usman vs Thompson next. I have no idea where Masvidal goes after this. getting KOed after getting cocky is a hell of a thing… I got this pick wrong
Rose Namajunas vs Weili Zhang
Rose has elite striking. Girls need to physically put hands on her if they want to beat her IMO. Rose set up that head kick with inside lowkicks. Weili did not expect a highkick from the lead leg and Rose nailed it. Weili did the KO-Limbo and Rose finished with ground and pound. Got this call wrong
Valentina Shevchenko vs Jessica Andrade
This was Valentina by way of Dagestan. Valentina looked strong, and Valentina’s swag was just saying “If Jessica was in prison with me, she’d be folding my underwear” I’d like to see Lauren Murphy be next. I’d only want to see Valentina fight Amanda Nunes if the UFC PAYS HER, other than that, I dont care to see it. – There is no reason she should not be properly compensated for fighting out of her natural weight-class
Uriah Hall vs Chris Weidman
Zero strikes by Hall, zero takedown attempts, one strike absorbed. KO win. The low kick game is still young in MMA
Anthony Smith vs Jimmy Crute
The Jackpot lowkick. 1 kick, and the leg stops working. Also nice jabs by Smith. I got this wrong
Randy Brown vs Alex Oliveira
Nice win by Brown. Oliveira kinda looked bad at the end there. At least let the man lock his hands before you tap…Maybe Oliveira had some jaw problems after eating that huge punch though
Dwight Grant vs Stefan Sekulic
I saw nothing special in Sekulic. I thought Grant did enough to get the win
Brendan Allen vs Karl Roberson
🤣 <- thats Brendan Allen’s face when Karl Roberson tries to grapple with HIM. I would’ve liked to see more strikes on the ground from Allen, but, I cant complain about a very nice straight ankle lock. I’d like to see Allen vs Brad Tavares
Pat Sabatini vs Tristan Connelly
Sabatini banked 2 rounds and coasted in the 3rd. I didnt think Sabatini looked creative on the ground
Danna Batgerel vs Kevin Natividad
Batgerel is tough, and Batgerel throws heat. I kinda called it
Rodrigo Vargas vs Zhu Rong
Zhu Rong looks like a 17-3 can. Maybe can is a strong word. Rong looked weirdly nervous, and its like Vargas wasnt doing what he wanted him to do, so he was just out of ideas. I certainly did not see anything Phenomenal about Rong
Jeff Molina vs Qileng Aori
I really enjoyed this fight. Someone teach Qileng Aori how to move his head, and tell him that getting hit in the face is not mandatory. Molina has good fundamentals
Ariane Carnelossi vs Na Liang
This fight was about the gas tank, and Carnelossi won
My Allen pick remained unbroken
10/13 on the night, I missed some big ones though