UFC 130 Results See Tim Boetsch Make A Big Statement At 185 Pounds
Tim Boetsch has saved his mixed martial arts career by moving down to 185 pounds. He dominated Kendall Grove at UFC 130 en route to his first victory at middleweight. He has the potential to be a force for a long time to come as a result of the weight cut.
The former 5150 Combat League light heavyweight champion could have stayed at 205 pounds in UFC, but he would have found himself dragging on preliminary cards for a long time.
Instead, he will be a force to be reckoned with in a division that features a number of really great fighters, led by Anderson Silva. While Boetsch is not at that level, he has the potential to be a contender in the very near future.
Against Grove, Boetsch was dominant. He showed excellent stand up and striking. He got takedowns at will. He was too big and strong for Grove to do anything with on the ground.
That loss to Phil Davis at UFC 123 was the best possible thing that could have happened to Boetsch. He now knows where his future is in mixed martial arts. He made a strong impression in his first fight at middleweight and should get a much better opponent his next time out.
He wasn’t big enough or strong enough to compete with the guys at light heavyweight, as Davis clearly showed, but at middleweight he is right at home. This fight was the beginning of bigger and better things to come for Boetsch in UFC.