Ryan Bader capped off the UFC’s debut trip to Bangor, Maine, imposing his will on Ovince St. Preux for five rounds to capture a unanimous decision victory in the main event of UFC Fight Night 47. Bader has now won three straight in dominant fashion, inching his name back into contention, however his performance was far from the only standout on what became a violent Saturday night.
NOTHING beats good wrestling and combinations. Make them fear the takedown and combos are there all day. #ufcfightnight
— Michael Chandler (@MikeChandlerMMA) August 17, 2014
Is it me or does OSP remind you guys of Keith Jardine with his awkward movement and blitzes? #UFCBangor
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) August 17, 2014
If OSP would use more basic combos I think he could do a lot better.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) August 17, 2014
When somebody does some shit wrong and they call it “unorthodox”
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 17, 2014
OSP is very Raw Talent but the key word here is Talent #UFCFightNight
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) August 17, 2014
I’ve got 1,3, and 4 bader so far?
— Jared Rosholt (@JaredRosholt) August 17, 2014
Bader looking solid through 4. @aaronsimpson has him coached up well with his transitions. #UFCBangor #UFCFightNight47
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) August 17, 2014
OSP’s cornermen just karate chopped the other cornermen in between the 4th and 5th round. WTF! Did you see that?
— Andy Ogle (@thelittleaxe) August 17, 2014
OSP’s corner man should get “move of the fight” with that “b***h shut up” backhand! #UFCFightNight
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunsonMMA) August 17, 2014
Gruelling fight that was. #UFCFightNight think bader got it.
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) August 17, 2014
Anyone else catch the corner man bitch slapping the other corner man? Can we get this guy an award?… http://t.co/3Vsv2tFXO8
— Urijah Faber (@UrijahFaber) August 17, 2014
Official: Ryan Bader lands a career-high 9 TDs, taking his UFC career total up to 39. He’s now in 2nd place in 205 lb. history (Evans, 50).
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) August 17, 2014
Boring is all I have to say!
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) August 17, 2014
ROSS PEARSON VS. GRAY MAYNARD
Congrats @RossTheRealDeal well done my friend!!!!
— michael (@bisping) August 17, 2014
Wow. Pearson hurt him with the short right and put a stamp on it. #UFCFightNight
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) August 17, 2014
FUCK YEAH @RossTheRealDeal get in mate,buzzing for you #UFCFightNight
— Mike Wilkinson (@M_WilkinsonMMA) August 17, 2014
Nice pin point striking by @RossTheRealDeal! Very nice to watch!
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) August 17, 2014
Pierson by pop & pivot got damn that baby lil right hand was clean
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) August 17, 2014
Tough one for gray. He was lookin good before he got caught.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) August 17, 2014
Congrats @RossTheRealDeal great W.
— Andy Ogle (@thelittleaxe) August 17, 2014
Wow. Great fight between @GrayMaynard and @RossTheRealDeal !!!! But Ross takes the W by KO! @ufc
— Emily Peters Kagan (@EmilyPKagan) August 17, 2014
Hate seeing Gray go down like that. Good fight!
— Shannon Knapp (@shanknapp) August 17, 2014
I’m a fan of Maynard but I think another ko is bad for the brain man
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) August 17, 2014
Damn, that cudve gone just 2-3 sec longer. Maynard did have his arm up and looked like he was trying to stand up. #UFCBangor
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) August 17, 2014
Nice finish for Pearson. Hands looked fast there. That’s a big win for him. #UFCBangor #UFCFightNight47
— Joe Ellenberger (@JoeEllenberger) August 17, 2014
I don’t care what any of you think. @GrayMaynard is one of my favorite people in the @ufc
— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) August 17, 2014
At 35 YO + the battles Maynard has been in, might’ve shown that it may be time to hang em up and not tarnish his great UFC run any further.
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMasterAljO) August 17, 2014
Hate to see Maynard go out like that once again! As much as we all want to continue to see him fight. He should consider maybe retiring!
— Kelvin Gastelum (@KelvinGastelum) August 17, 2014
TIM BOETSCH VS. BRAD TAVARES
Tim Boestch is SUCH a fucking monster. Wow
— Marcelino Evil (@KCBanditMMA) August 17, 2014
Congrats to @TimBoetsch always fear man with power because you have to watch every second. @ufc @lunarpages… http://t.co/ZawGD6IKlC
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 17, 2014
@TimBoetsch represents Maine well.. wish I was in Bagor to see that one live. Congrats!
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) August 17, 2014
Wow congrats to Tim Boetsch, guys got a big heart and tough as nails.
— Luke Rockhold (@LukeRockhold) August 17, 2014
Koooooo !! Wow. What a come back. @ufc
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) August 17, 2014
I’m happy for @TimBoetsch man. To do that in front of the home town crowd? #DreamComeTrue
— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) August 17, 2014
Tim Boetch!! ;$
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) August 17, 2014
What a comeback by @TimBoetsch! WOW!
— Chad Laprise (@ChadLaprise) August 17, 2014
@TimBoetsch is the comeback king!!! #UFCFightNight
— Mark Bocek (@MarkBocek) August 17, 2014
Great fight by both guys, MMA is never predictable for sure.
— Amir Sadollah (@amirMMA) August 17, 2014
Praise Oden! The Barbarian pulls of the win | #ComeBackking | #UFCFightNight
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 17, 2014
I just can’t help liking Tim Boetsch a whole helluva lot
— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) August 17, 2014
Awesome come back from behind knockout for Tim Boetsch #UFCFightNight @ufc
— Darren Elkins (@Darren_Elkins) August 17, 2014
Bummed for @BradTavares . . .
— Bubba McDaniel (@BubbaTheMenace) August 17, 2014
Keep your head up bro! Just got caught! I know you’ll be back! @BradTavares #teamhawaii
— Jerome-Max Holloway (@BlessedMMA) August 17, 2014
ALAN JOUBAN VS. SETH BACZYNSKI
#ufc Fight of the night, damn they were slugging it out. Jouban looked hurt and tired but pulled it off.
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) August 17, 2014
Space between upper lip and bottom of nose is best place to hit if you wanna put a man to SLEEP.
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) August 17, 2014
That was a hell of a fight #UFCFightNight
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) August 17, 2014
I love that Jouban just KO’d a dude and everyone still talks about his looks. Dude is cursed by beauty.
— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) August 17, 2014
Those guys threw down! Congrats @AlanJouban #UFCFightNight
— Chris Holdsworth (@holdsworth135) August 17, 2014
Holly hell what a fight! @Sethbmma and @AlanJouban amazing exchanges. One gets rocked, then the other. Good show chaps @ufc #UFCFightNight
— ?SAMPO? (@JSampoMMA) August 17, 2014
Shit. I feel as if Tavares and Seth B were both going to take those fights but this is the fight game anything can happen.
— Andy Ogle (@thelittleaxe) August 17, 2014
SHAWN JORDAN VS. JACK MAY
That’s digging deep @savageshawn. Well done @AmericanTopTeam getting the W!
— Cole Miller (@colemillerATT) August 17, 2014
Way to go @savageshawn congratulations you did great buddy
— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) August 17, 2014
Heavyweights are the bestest you guys.
— Stipe Miocic (@smiocic) August 17, 2014
Daaaam youse boys hit hard@savageshawn congrats
— Robert Whiteford UFC (@Flyinjudoka) August 17, 2014
Congrats!! @savageshawn great preformance @ufc @AmericanTopTeam #topteamtakeover
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) August 17, 2014
Big congrats to @savageshawn .Great win over a very game Jack May. P.s. You’re not getting any prettier in those types of scraps.
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) August 17, 2014
I can’t believe this is on the main card…
— Mac Danzig (@macdanzigmma) August 17, 2014
THIAGO TAVARES VS. ROBBIE PERALTA
That was a hell of a performance by thiago Tavares @ufc #UFCFightNight #UFC
— TJ Grant (@TJ_Grant) August 17, 2014
Tavares is looking super dominant at 45 so far
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) August 17, 2014
Tavarez looks so big. Controlling the ground.
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) August 17, 2014
Nice finish @TavaresMMA
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) August 17, 2014
Respect to @TavaresMMA using his post fight win speech to get his student a shot. @ufc
— Luke Harris (@HayabusaHarris) August 17, 2014
Tavares needs to touch up on his Rosetta Stone but I thought he looked great at 145’s and thought his shout out was the tits #UFCFightNight
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) August 17, 2014
Tonight wasn’t my night but I’ll be back! Thank you @ufc and @TavaresMMA for the fight! He was the better man tonight! Much respect!
— Robbie Peralta (@PeraltaMMA) August 17, 2014
JUSSIER FORMIGA VS. ZACH MAKOVSKY
Idk why Formiga was a +260 Underdog. . OK. I’ll take that #EasyMoney
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 17, 2014
I find it interesting that this flyweight fight has two top 10 guys & they’re on the prelims. Main event is two top 10 LHWs..#UFCFightNight
— Cody Gibson (@TheRenegade559) August 17, 2014
These flyweights both look VERY sharp + technical! #Makovsky #Formiga #UFCFightNight
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) August 17, 2014
@JussierFormiga parabéns valeu campeão
— Amanda Nunes (@Amanda_Leoa) August 17, 2014
Great fight by @JussierFormiga ! The @ufc card in Mexico looks like a good night to fight! Wanna dance? @seanshelby
— Louis Gaudinot (@LouGaudinotUFC) August 17, 2014
These flyweights are nice and tight!! @ufc
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) August 17, 2014
Parabéns meu Formigaaa!!!
— Claudia Gadelha (@ClaudiaGadelha_) August 17, 2014
@ZachFunSize tight decision bro.. I thought you won! Great 3rd round
— Nordine Taleb (@NordineTaleb) August 17, 2014
@ZachFunSize You should have put nail polish on… Gotta look pretty when your getting fucked @JussierFormiga pic.twitter.com/uO7VBdyMji
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) August 17, 2014
SARA MCMANN VS. LAUREN MURPHY
Way to go @LaurenMurphyMMA, gr8 @ufc showing and way to push the pace!!! Proud of u chica…
— Benson Henderson (@BensonHenderson) August 17, 2014
Split decision? Lawdamercy
— Darth Tank (@TankScogginsMMA) August 17, 2014
Great job to @LaurenMurphyMMA came up a little short on her fight but I’m proud of u girl. Those elbow from bottom were good, n nice 3rd…
— Efrain Escudero (@effyescudero) August 17, 2014
Strength difference? Really? I’m sure it has nothing to do with her OLYMPIC wrestling pedigree.
— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) August 17, 2014
Great job to @LaurenMurphyMMA came up a little short on her fight but I’m proud of u girl. Those elbow from bottom were good, n nice 3rd…
— Efrain Escudero (@effyescudero) August 17, 2014
I’m a @LaurenMurphyMMA after that fight for staying active and trying to do damage and fight the time!
— ike vallie-flagg (@IKEVF) August 17, 2014
Congrats to @Sara_McMann on her win tonight on #UFCFightNight against a tough opponent. @flaviomeierbjj
— Alexis Davis (@AlexisDavisMMA) August 17, 2014
Mcmann is boring I think she lost and she has nothing coming if she think she can step to rousey again
— Michael (@TeamRocBiggie) August 17, 2014
This is for Sara @ufc pic.twitter.com/uuEVVoS1fJ
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) August 17, 2014