UFC on FX 6—also known as the TUF: Smashes finale—was a story of the stand-up warriors, as there were no submission finishes in the event in Queensland, Australia.
But there were plenty of knockouts.
The main card kicked off with a crucial middleweight encounter between the much-hyped Hector Lombard and the dangerous Rousimar Palhares. It was a must-win and must-finish match for Lombard, who finally delivered a performance worthy of a potential title contender.
However, with another TUF finale taking place in the U.S. over the same weekend, the card looked decidedly thin until the main event between Ross Pearson and George Sotiropoulos.
That was another thriller, with Pearson finally stamping his authority on the 155-pound division and Sotiropoulos looking like a spent force.