UFC 146 delivered a myriad of explosive finishes and surprises, but in this writer’s eyes, the most stunning fight on the card was the lightweight matchup between Edson Barboza and Jamie Varner.
Many analysts, myself included, counted Varner out of this matchup and assumed the ex-WEC star was nothing more than a stepping stone for the seemingly invincible Brazilian.
With some crushing boxing that dropped Barboza and follow up hammerfists, Varner ended Barboza’s night early and stopped the prospect’s hype train in its tracks.
So where does Barboza stand in the division after this loss?
Here are five questions we still need answered about Barboza before we start considering him the future of the division as we did before this devastating first round loss.