UFC on Fox 15, a card that lived up to every bit of its promise, was all about renewal. From time to time the combat sports world must refresh itself with young challengers emerging from the battered remains of their predecessors.
This was one of those nights.
The Machida era, well and truly, has finally come to an end. Let’s all welcome our new southern Californian surfer lords. And while Luke Rockhold certainly led the way, he had a cast of new characters behind him, with Max Holloway, Paige VanZant and Beneil Dariush staking their claims as potential contenders.
It was a big night for the UFC’s future—but it wasn’t quite perfect. In a new post-fight series, we’ll look at the card as a whole and choose the five best and worst moments—the handful of things worth talking about on Twitter in the event’s aftermath.
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