Welcome, one and all, to Breakfast at The Octagon.
The only thing missing from UFC Fight Night 63, which began Saturday morning at 11 a.m. ET in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Fairfax, Virginia, was the strawberries and cream. Those have always looked delicious.
Maybe next time. This time, MMA fans had to settle for 10 free fights and five hours’ worth of action, culminating in a battle between featherweights Chad Mendes and Ricardo Lamas. Though nothing is official, the winner of this matchup would appear to have an inside track for the next shot at the UFC featherweight championship.
But there was more to it than that. In fact, this card was pretty loaded for a cable TV card. In the co-main event, streaking lightweights Jorge Masvidal and Al Iaquinta threw down. Other luminaries included two winners from The Ultimate Fighter (Michael Chiesa, Julianna Pena), a beloved veteran (Clay Guida) and two high-level prospects (Dustin Poirier, Carlos Diego Ferreira).
As always, the final stat lines only reveal so much. Here are the real winners and losers from UFC Fight Night 63, this time doled out to you live from the Octagon right here in Fairfax, Virginia.
And if you’re one of those literal-minded people, full results are available in the final slide.