UFC Fight Night 121 went down tonight (Saturday, November 18, 2017) from the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. The main event featured former heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum battling up-and-comer Marcin Tybura. Surprisingly, the heavyweights went the full five rounds in a fairly high-paced striking affair. Werdum swept the scorecards with a higher volume of kicks and punches and nasty clinch game. Tybura had his best moments in the final round, when he landed several head kicks, the first of which seemed to buckle Werdum’s legs for a moment. But it wasn’t enough to get the finish he needed, and Werdum took home a unanimous decision.
The co-headliner was an odd one, as Bec Rawlings moved up to flyweight and welcomed Jessica Rose-Clark to the Octagon. The two strawweights slugged it out and traded takedowns. The fight was a close one (one of four split decisions, and three straight on the main card), but it was the newcomer “Jessy Jess” who got her hand raised at the end of the night.
See how Twitter reacted to these slugfests below:
Werdum’s first fight this week will be going to the judges. Let’s see if he can get a finish in his second fight. #UFCSydney
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) November 19, 2017
Fabricio Werdum vs. Marcin Tybura at heavyweight is up next in the #UFCSydney main event. Hopefully this is over quickly (it's 12:44 a.m. ET), but judging by the rest of the main card, we're gonna be here for another 35 min. or so.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) November 19, 2017
i kinda want tybura to KO werdum just to further emphasize how much of a chaotic trash heap heavyweight is
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 19, 2017
Fabricio Werdum is up next in the #UFCSydney main event.
He's looking to get his second win of the week after his victory over Colby Covington via TKO (Boomerang): pic.twitter.com/yYEpqPex6x
— Fury's Fight Picks (@FurysFightPicks) November 19, 2017
“He has a different physique after joining JacksonWink” ???
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) November 19, 2017
Werdum coming out to the Akhmat song. Wonderful.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 19, 2017
Main event time… #UFCSydney pic.twitter.com/2Bb72yM3Q7
— Alex Scaffidi (@alex_scaffidi) November 19, 2017
Wow!! Tybura came with force! #UFCSydney
— Alex Scaffidi (@alex_scaffidi) November 19, 2017
We are currently witnessing the longest 13-fight card in UFC history in terms of total cage time. And it's still not over. #UFCSydney
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) November 19, 2017
Throwing in the towel on this fight, may the best man win #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
Werdum's striking really suffering from a lack of available boomerangs in this fight. #UFCSydney
— Iain Kidd (@iainkidd) November 19, 2017
Marcin Tybura's got a chin. Gave it his all in the fifrth round. #UFCSydney
— Wesley Riddle (@AllThatMMA) November 19, 2017
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 19, 2017
All business. #UFCSydney pic.twitter.com/20dsTRhbkJ
— UFC (@ufc) November 19, 2017
Just when you thought the card was getting dull, the #UFCSydney co-main event is Bec Rawlings vs. Jessy Rose Clark.
— MiddleEasy (@MiddleEasy) November 19, 2017
LETS GO BEC!!!! #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
i blame sean shelby and or mick maynard for booking ben10 at literally any other event instead of this, because he should be the co-main in oceania
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 19, 2017
Bec has no athleticism at all, if her opponents don't allow her 3 seconds of shucking and hopping out of range for every 1 second of fighting she folds up
— smoogy (@smoogymma) November 19, 2017
This fight sucks.
Here's a dog driving a motorcycle with some friends. pic.twitter.com/w3D5tgvhw0
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) November 19, 2017
I guess it's not *that* bad it suffers from the hour and a long string of so so fights.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) November 19, 2017
#UFCSydney is proof that bad cards on paper can in fact also be bad in reality
— Tony Fagnano (@BigToneMMA) November 19, 2017
gonna be interesting to see what kinda weird, upside down, goin down the drain the opposite way score these judges will turn in
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 19, 2017
Something CRAZY better happen in the main event or I'm going to ask for my money back. (Yes, I know this fight was free, I'm still going to ask for my money back) #UFCSydney
— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) November 19, 2017
These judges giving me heart attacks. Great job bec, on to the next one. #UFCSydney
— Angela Hill (@AngieOverkill) November 19, 2017
Aaaand @missjessyjess wins ! pic.twitter.com/1MIyNvz1IS
— Roxanne Modafferi (@Roxyfighter) November 19, 2017
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