Sotiropoulos vs Dos Anjos had all of the makings for a grappling war, but this fight is the one that you do not need to blink. If you did then odds are you miss the beautiful knockout Dos Anjos scored. This fight was expected to be the fight to put Sotiropoulos back in the title hunt, but at the end of the day it boosted Dos Anjos’ stock and put Sotiropoulos in an interesting situation.
There are many fights that could now take place, and a good on for Dos Anjos would be the winner of the Denis Siver vs Matt Wiman fight, while Sotiropoulos could fight the likes of Anthony Njokuani or Anthony Pettis.
This was a solid upset and will really have the potential for interesting match ups. Both men have an excellent ground game, with Dos Anjos having the superior striking, which will benefit for future match ups.
After the fight, Sotiropoulos exited the cage pretty fast and headed to the back as you could see the obvious disappointment on his face, while Dos Anjos and his camp appeared extremely happy as they celebrated loudly on their way to the back. Great early start to the night, this should be sign for even more great fights to come, because this whole card up to now has been nothing less than impressive.
This fight is now the early front runner for knock out of the night, will anyone top this? Stay tuned to find out.
Bleacher Report’s Cody Slovensky: