The more things change, the more they stay the same. Glover Teixeira kept his name in light heavyweight title contention on Saturday night, battering Ovince Saint Preux before putting the streaking up-and-comer to sleep in front of the Tennessee faithful at UFC Fight Night 73.
The win was an important one for Teixeira, but in terms of sheer reactions from the pros, it ended up taking a backseat to the implausible and unexplainable robbery that happened in the evening’s co-main event, as Beneil Dariush captured a split decision over Michael Johnson in a hugely significant fight for the lightweight division.
Check out all of that below, plus much more from UFC Fight Night 73’s main card.
OSP might be the most under developed, most athletic guy in the UFC…and that is scary considering how good he is already. #UFCNashville
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) August 9, 2015
OSP is not good at wrestling. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Intense first round now in the Main… #UFCNashville
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) August 9, 2015
Wow, that was an exciting round. My only concern is Glover is hitting the gas harder, can he keep that pace for 5?. #UFCNashville
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
First round goes to Uriah Faber! #Nashville #ufc #judging
— Tony Martin (@tmartinmma) August 9, 2015
OSP is a super sweet, high performance automobile that gets really bad mileage and doesn’t hold much gas. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
No judges needed. Slick rear naked choke finish for glover #Attnation
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) August 9, 2015
Respect to OSP, no tapping at home! #UFCNashville
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 9, 2015
That was a great fight. #UFCNashville
— JIMI MANUWA (@POSTERBOYJM) August 9, 2015
Hell yeah @gloverteixeira congratulations!!!!!
— Court McGee (@Court_McGee) August 9, 2015
Great fight guys @gloverteixeira @003_OSP Good finish… Congrats to both on the performance #UFCNashville
— Raphael Assuncao (@RaphaAssuncao) August 9, 2015
Great fight! Awesome choke, congrats @gloverteixeira @ufc http://t.co/COAvk47lfM
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 9, 2015
SHIT YEAH!!!!! @gloverteixeira awesome!!! #UFCNashville
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
Glover is a black belt in MMA #UFCNashville
— Saad Awad (@SAADMMA) August 9, 2015
Congrats to Glover. I must say with a little more work OSP will be something special.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
OSP is exactly the kind of guy that would benefit immensely from joining a big team full time. #UFCNashville
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
BENEIL DARIUSH DEF. MICHAEL JOHNSON
They’re chanting, “U.S.A.” They know both live in the States, right? #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Props for Micheal Johnson for overcoming the adversity of having such skinny ass legs to become a top 5 world ranked fighter
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) August 9, 2015
After #TUF I wasn’t sure about MJ development during the finale. A couple fights later and I truly believe he’s a title contender. @UFC
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 9, 2015
@FollowTheMenace way to go. Look at that counter strike speak
— Shawn Jordan (@savageshawn) August 9, 2015
That’s all @FollowTheMenace right there
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) August 9, 2015
Wow what the fuck
— Neil 2 Tap Seery (@NeilSeeryMMA) August 9, 2015
OMFG!!!!!!!!! That is HORRIBLE!!! That why u can’t leave it to these judges!!!!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 9, 2015
Even Dariush is shocked he won that split decision. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Wait… What???
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) August 9, 2015
Yikes
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 9, 2015
Wtf were the judges looking at?
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) August 9, 2015
WAIT…WHAT, HOW?!?! I don’t get it. Clear cut 29-28 maybe even 30-27. #UFCNashville
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) August 9, 2015
Wow what a robbery.
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) August 9, 2015
@FollowTheMenace got robbed!!! Disgusting!!
— Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) August 9, 2015
I don’t understand!
— Abel Trujillo (@AbelTrujillo1) August 9, 2015
Wrong call!!! @FollowTheMenace won every round and scored the only knockdown and stopped every takedown. @ufc @UFCONFOX I’m confused #UFC
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) August 9, 2015
Tough fight to call but what a classy post fight speech. #UFCFightNight
— Chris Weidman (@ChrisWeidmanUFC) August 9, 2015
@FollowTheMenace well wow I don’t normally comment bro, but you were owning this one. I am sorry! That why I hate to go the distance
— Shawn Jordan (@savageshawn) August 9, 2015
WTF!!! I like Beneil but that was the biggest robbery!! Heads up @FollowTheMenace #UFCNashville #Blackzilians
— Ryan LaFlare (@RLaFlare) August 9, 2015
Thats some fucking bullshit !!!! @ufc
— Sean Soriano (@ssorianoMMA) August 9, 2015
Wrong……that’s absolutely nonsense Micheal Johnson won that fight
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 9, 2015
Easily top 5 worst decisions in recent MMA history. @FollowTheMenace dominated from bell to bell. Get this man an extra check. #UFCNashville
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) August 9, 2015
This is wrong in so many places man! Really not acceptable @ufc @FollowTheMenace
— TyroneSpong (@Tyrone_spong) August 9, 2015
They gotta tell the judges no more playing goat simulator during fights
— Nick Newell (@NotoriousNewell) August 9, 2015
Were the judges giving bjs instead of watching the fight?
— Anthony Johnson (@Anthony_Rumble) August 9, 2015
Let’s call a spade a spade! @FollowTheMenace won that fight, and it wasn’t even close #UFCFightNight
— Saul Almeida (@SaulAlmeida) August 9, 2015
Cmon who was judging that fight with Michael Johnson bs Beneil Dariush @ufc . What a shame. Classy speech by Dariush tho.
— Paul Bradley (@paulbradley184) August 9, 2015
What?? Seriously how did they score this not for Johnson? Just a bad bad decision!
— Douglas Lima (@PhenomLima) August 9, 2015
That was BS!!! #UFCNashville @FollowTheMenace won that fight!!!
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
DEREK BRUNSON DEF. SAM ALVEY
Sometimes when a mofo won’t let you take him down you just gotta let them hands go! #UFCNashville @DerekBrunson
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
Lacey has a chin on him. Great work @DerekBrunson! #UFCNashville
— James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) August 9, 2015
Wow dammmm @DerekBrunson congrats man
— Diego Brandao (@DiegoBrandaoMMA) August 9, 2015
Brunson just knocked the happy face off the back of Sam’s head. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Great job @DerekBrunson on the ko #UFCNashville
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) August 9, 2015
Alvey PROBABLY wasn’t gonna recover buuuut you gotta give him a chance!
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) August 9, 2015
That hairline though…lebron like #ufc
— Brian Rogers (@BRogthePredator) August 9, 2015
Congrats big homie @DerekBrunson keep it up man.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
Wow to God be the glory what an amazing finish. Thanks for all my fans, supporters and family. I love you all. Future champ
— Derek Brunson (@DerekBrunson) August 9, 2015
JARED ROSHOLT DEF. TIMOTHY JOHNSON
Jared has lost the moustache war — badly. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Tim Johnson = Bronson pic.twitter.com/Jo4w9w3ztg
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) August 9, 2015
Johnson did everything in his power to not win that fight.
— Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) August 9, 2015
Why take down???(((
— Ruslan Magomedov (@MagomedovUFC) August 9, 2015
I’m not mad at either of these heavyweights, just disappointed. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Talk about low fight IQ. You lost 2 rounds there’s short time, you rock your opponent then you take him down? WTFF #Fighting101 #DontDoThat
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015
That’s what getting hit by a 280lb guy will do to you. Have a lot to work on. Not my best performance but better pic.twitter.com/bNcdeuaVBI
— Jared Rosholt (@JaredRosholt) August 9, 2015
AMANDA NUNES DEF. SARA MCMANN
NUNESSSSSSS!!!! #UFCNashville
— Josh Samman (@JoshSamman) August 9, 2015
Wow what a mauling by Nunes #savage #ufc
— ‘Rowdy’ Bec Rawlings (@RowdyBec) August 9, 2015
Damn ..
— FranCisco Rivera (@CiscoRiveraUFC) August 9, 2015
Amanda nunes is legit!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) August 9, 2015
@dc_mma I’ve seen her drop guys in the gym. She’s for real
— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) August 9, 2015
WOW! Amanda Nunes looked Great
— Dana White (@danawhite) August 9, 2015
Idk man. Sara looked pretty uneasy in there tonight. Amanda was on a mission. #Mindset #UFCNashville
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 9, 2015
Kisses Mandy!!! You looked amazing babe!!! @AmericanTopTeam @Amanda_Leoa @ufc to the top!
— Tecia Torres (@TeciaTorres) August 9, 2015
Ok Amanda Nunes fills the quota for doing something Exciting to stand out #UFCNashville
— Angela Magana UFC (@AngelaMagana1) August 9, 2015
Give @Amanda_Leoa a title shot #UFCNashville
— Colby Covington (@ColbyCovMMA) August 9, 2015
Amanda Nunes win was pretty impressive!! #UFCNashville
— MIKE RICHMAN (@MikeUSMCRichman) August 9, 2015
Little message for all the fighters that whine about being out wrestled @Amanda_Leoa is the perfect example… pic.twitter.com/XXyNQt8L28
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
Congrats @Amanda_Leoa you are a beast!!
— Tyron T-Wood Woodley (@TWooodley) August 9, 2015
@Amanda_Leoa @AmericanTopTeam Congrats great win, Great finish
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) August 9, 2015
Is Sarah McMann still confused by Ronda vs. Misha 3, or by Jiu-jitsu ?? #RNC #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Another dominant win for Nunes & a fight between her and Rousey would excite people! More than the Correia fight did & 3rd Tate fight will.
— Cathal Pendred (@Pendred) August 9, 2015
#proud #ufcnashville #teamleoa https://t.co/uhnEZxGjGE
— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) August 9, 2015
Great success!!! @amanda_leoa she is the one, she deserves that next title shot, she will be the… https://t.co/n2riGQ830q
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) August 9, 2015
RAY BORG DEF. GEANE HERRERA
These two guys clearly train jiu jitsu and I LOVE IT! @UFC #UFCNashville
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 9, 2015
Borg is now making a serious offering to the blood gods. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Damn @Pulga_Bites you earned a fan tonight!!! @UFCONFOX it’s on fox sports 1 right now
— sheldon westcott (@sheldonwestcott) August 9, 2015
Herrera doesn’t seem to know how to stand up from bottom his ground game looks limited
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
I guess he felt a little uncomfortable being off his back
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 9, 2015
@tazmexufc way to go little bro
— Shawn Jordan (@savageshawn) August 9, 2015
Herrera is a cry baby lol… He should fire his grappling and Jiu Jitsu coach.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
If you don’t like getting taken down repeatedly you should learn how to wrestle its that simple.
— Will Brooks (@illwillbrooks86) August 9, 2015
URIAH HALL DEF. OLUWALE BAMGBOSE
Uriah. Please win. And let me punch you in the face as your prize @ufc_brasil
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
He mean mugged me while I was cutting weight for my #UFC185 Fight. #BEEF @NateDepigeone @ufc_brasil
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Maybe he shouldn’t have put that mouthpiece back in lol. That was easy.
— Kevin Lee (@MoTownPhenom) August 9, 2015
It’s all fun and games when you’re the hammer until you’re the nail… #UFCNashville
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 9, 2015
@Uriahhallmma congrats!
— Alistair Overeem (@Alistairovereem) August 9, 2015
Nice finish by hall.. He looks in serious shape..
— STORMIN NORMAN PARKE (@norman_parke) August 9, 2015
Congrats @UriahHallMMA great performance tonight !!! #UFCNashville
— Jessica Penne (@JessicaPenne) August 9, 2015
Halls post fight speech… pic.twitter.com/4CY6V16Tfu
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) August 9, 2015
Congrats @uriahhall. Your batting average is better than .500 If you want a taste of the big leagues. Come get some. #UFCNashville
— The Spartan (@EliasTheodorou) August 9, 2015
Bangbose UFC class no problem!
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) August 9, 2015
Either Hall has really improved his GnP or Bamgbose really needs to improve his bottom game. #UFCNashville #NiceFinish
— Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) August 9, 2015