Five knockouts in 10 fights, and just like that, UFC on FX 6 was in the books.
Robert Whittaker and Norman Parke made their countries proud, earning the right to call themselves inaugural TUF: Smashes champions with a pair of hard-fought decision victories. Hector Lombard reminded everyone why the UFC forked over a monsterous contract to steal him away from Bellator. And a grudge match seven months in the making finally met a violent end, with Ross Pearson dismantling George Sotiropoulos en route to a third-round KO.
All in all, there was plenty to see on Friday night. And like usual, the pros were among those tuning into the action.
PEARSON CRUSHES SOTIROPOULOS
Awesome job @rosstherealdeal you looked stellar bro
— Phil Davis (@PhilMrWonderful) December 15, 2012
Did Ross just win by tittie punch!!
— Michael Johnson (@FollowTheMenace) December 15, 2012
Awesome @rosstherealdeal!!!
— Alexander Gustafsson (@AlexTheMauler) December 15, 2012
see the guy with more tats always wins lol!
— Aaron Riley (@aaronrileymma) December 15, 2012
@rosstherealdeal You looked great mate great job #teamUK But it was nice to be back at 155 😜
— Brad Pickett (@One_Punch) December 15, 2012
Damn was that a right hand or a clothes-line lol #TUFSmashes #UFC
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) December 15, 2012
Great fight! Pearson def looks better at 155 than ’45… #UFConFX
— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) December 15, 2012
@rosstherealdeal ousssssss bruddah!!!!!!!!!! Oussssss!!!!!!
— Brandon Vera (@Verafied) December 15, 2012
PARKE, WHITTAKER TAKE ‘TUF: SMASHES’ GOLD
What a fight in the #TUFsmashes Welterweight Finale!
— Brian Ebersole (@TwasEbersole) December 15, 2012
Bradley Scott reminds me of forest griffin no?
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) December 15, 2012
Aus #tuffinale man that dudes ear is gonna pop lol
— Tony Ferguson (@TonyFergusonXT) December 15, 2012
Ummm, fletches tats kinda scare me! Lol @ufc @ufctonight
— Dustin Pague (@DustinPague) December 15, 2012
When did @ufc sign gollum?
— Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma) December 15, 2012
I kinda like that spinning dance move by Fletcher #UFConFX #SoYouThinkYouCanDance
— Akira Corassani (@AkiraCorassani) December 15, 2012
Fletcher looks like Warmachines little brother kind of. Good fight
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) December 15, 2012
Maybe I meant park on that last tweet. Which ever one isn’t freak show lol
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) December 15, 2012
Parks looked good man
— jimi manuwa (@POSTERBOYJM) December 15, 2012
LOMBARD WINS THE BATTLE OF FIRE HYDRANTS
Congrats @hectorlombard great fight!
— Chuck Liddell (@ChuckLiddell) December 15, 2012
There is much testosterone in this fight, I’m afraid i’ll get pregnant watching
— Julie Kedzie (@julesk_fighter) December 15, 2012
Congrats to @hectorlombard he’s a monster no doubt
— Mike Brown (@mikebrownmma) December 15, 2012
Lombard has a giant ass. #UFConFX6
— Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) December 15, 2012
Interesting that Phalares didn’t shoot at all on Lombard. I assumed that’s how that fight would go
— Chris Camozzi (@ChrisCamozzi) December 15, 2012