UFC 131 Results: Questions Answered and Lessons Learned

UFC 131 Results: Questions Answered and Lessons LearnedBleacher Report’s Matthew Saccaro:The smoke has cleared, the dust has settled, and UFC 131 is finally part of MMA history.In the night’s main event, Junior Dos Santos used faster and technically …

UFC 131 Results: Questions Answered and Lessons Learned

Bleacher Report’s Matthew Saccaro:

The smoke has cleared, the dust has settled, and UFC 131 is finally part of MMA history.

In the night’s main event, Junior Dos Santos used faster and technically superior striking to bloody, out-point, and nearly finish an overmatched Shane Carwin en route to a unanimous decision victory.

In the co-main event of the evening, Kenny Florian managed to out-strike and out-grapple his Brazilian adversary Diego Nunes and in doing so earned a unanimous decision victory.

Mark Munoz, Dave Herman, Donald Cerrone, Chris Weidman, Sam Stout, Krzysztof Soszynski, Nick Ring, Dustin Poirier, Joey Beltran, and Darren Elkins were all successful in their Octagon endeavours as well.

What are the most important consequences of the event? What lessons did MMA learn and what questions were answered? Read and find out!

 

Stay tuned to Bleacher Report for all things UFC 131, including the latest UFC 131 Results, Fight Card AnalysisUFC 131 News, and Live Reaction, from Vancouver.