We have a new champion.
Not long after Fabricio Werdum got his arms around Cain Velasquez’s throat, he had his hands around the UFC heavyweight belt. The underdog used a watertight game plan to stun then subdue the champ, who appeared to struggle with the thin air of the Mexico highlands.
But UFC 188, which happened Saturday in Mexico City, featured a lot of interesting moments. A lot of the fights were boring, and the card was ultimately just, well, it was all kind of odd.
But that’s a gut reaction. What do the cold, hard facts tell us about what happened Saturday?
We’re trying something a little different here. It’s called Data Dump. We’ll try to find some interesting stats that explain or contextualize what we just saw. Hope you like it. Let’s get it on.