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The UFC’s annual Madison Square Garden pay-per-view (PPV) event is in the books. UFC 230 provided some great bouts and moments for fans in New York.

Daniel Cormier defended his title against “The Black Beast” Derrick Lewis in the main event, Chris Weidman and Jacaré Souza put on a show for the fans in an instant classic middleweight co-main event. The rest of the PPV main card was entertaining and not to mention the prelims provided us with some fantastic fights.

After a whirlwind weekend of fights, it can be difficult to organize your thoughts regarding the outcomes. After all, there were a total of 12 fights at UFC 230. That’s why we here at LowkickMMA have done the legwork for you.

Here are the six biggest takeaways from an insane UFC 230.

“DC” Has Claim At Being GOAT

At this point in his Hall of Fame career, it can be argued that Daniel Cormier is in the running for greatest of all-time.

The 39-year-old Cormier will most likely hang up the gloves after he fights Brock Lesnar in the first quarter of 2019. If he beats Lesnar as most expect he will, he will retire with a record of 23-1(1) with the only loss being to his rival Jon Jones.

Whether he is competing at light heavyweight or he is defending his title at heavyweight, “DC” just gets it done. He is a winner in every sense of the word.

His victory over Derrick Lewis was expected, but the manner in which Cormier beat Lewis is what continually impresses fight fans. ‘DC” didn’t have to absorb one power punch from “The Black Beast.” He was able to execute his game plan to a tee.

It’s my belief that not only does Cormier have a claim at being the GOAT, but I believe he has dominated time and again that he is deserving of that title.

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‘The Spider’ is back.

Anderson Silva is set to make his Octagon return this weekend (Sat. February 11, 2017) against Derek Brunson in the co-main event of UFC 208 live on pay-per-view (PPV). Silva has yet to win an Octagon battle since his 2012 first round knockout over Stephan Bonnar after having his unanimous decision win over Nick Diaz was overturned.

Silva’s lost Octagon outing saw him suffer a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Cormier at 205 pounds after replacing Jon Jones on two days notice.

After already having ruled as the UFC’s 185-pound champion and holding the record for most consecutive title defenses in promotion history, Silva’s only focus now is keeping his fans happy (quotes via MMA Junkie):

“Actually, at UFC 200, much like this time, I made myself available for the UFC, and they called me up,” Silva said. “This is a real partnership. There’s a lot of give and take on both parts, and we all just reach a consensus, and really our main goal is to go out there and make the fans happy.

“My goal right now is to go out there and win this fight and have a good fight, but it’s a good partnership. I think that’s part of the show. I’m really happy to be back fighting in my own division and to have enough time to train for it. I’m just very happy.”

Silva won’t be the only legend making his return to the Octagon this year, as former UFC lightweight and welterweight champion BJ Penn made his highly-anticipated return to fighting action. Penn suffered a grizzly second round knockout loss to young challenger Yair Rodriguez, but ‘The Spider’ isn’t fearful of suffering the same fate:

“I don’t worry about following into that same path,” Silva said. “Really, you can’t erase anything that B.J. has done in this sport, and I have a lot of affection for him. I really like him as a fighter, but to each their own. Everyone has their own story, and that’s B.J., but I respect him a lot.

“I really don’t think there’s no such thing as a perfect ending. Really, you can’t erase history. What I’ve done, what B.J. Penn, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Royce Gracie, Ken Shamrock, ‘Tank’ Abbott, Pedro Rizzo, Marco Ruas, Andre Pederneiras and many others, all those things that everyone has done, you can’t erase that. Even through a loss or a win, it doesn’t change history. It doesn’t change what’s already been done and through these generations of fighters that have been coming up, it’s all part of history, what these guys have done.”

How do you see Silva’s bout against Brunson going down?

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