UFC Fight Night 89 went down last night (June 18, 2016) live on FOX Sports 1 from Ottawa, Canada, and the event produced an exciting night of fights featuring multiple electrifying finishes. In the co-main event of the evening, fan favorite and former lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone picked up an impressive third round
UFC Fight Night 89 went down last night (June 18, 2016) live on FOX Sports 1 from Ottawa, Canada, and the event produced an exciting night of fights featuring multiple electrifying finishes.
In the co-main event of the evening, fan favorite and former lightweight title challenger Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone picked up an impressive third round finish over the larger Patrick Cote in a welterweight bout. “Cowboy” was given a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his efforts.
Earlier on the main card, Canadian Steve Bosse and Sean O’Connell went to war in a three round slug fest that saw each man battered and bloodied. Each man put it all on the line, but Bosse ended up walking away with a unanimous decision victory. Both combatants received a $50,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus for their efforts.
During the preliminary portion of the card, Krzysztof Jotko landed a brutal left hand on Tamdan McCroy that shut the lights off for McCroy in under a minute. Jotko was awarded a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonus for his knockout.
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Fan favorite No. 4-ranked lightweight Donald Cerrone was looking for his second straight win at 170 pounds when he met quietly surging Canadian veteran Patrick Cote in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., June 18, 2016) UFC Fight Night 89 from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. And “Cowboy” got just that, picking up
Fan favorite No. 4-ranked lightweight Donald Cerrone was looking for his second straight win at 170 pounds when he met quietly surging Canadian veteran Patrick Cote in the co-main event of last night’s (Sat., June 18, 2016) UFC Fight Night 89 from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
And “Cowboy” got just that, picking up a decision third-round TKO finish after a dominant overall showing against the normally iron-chinned “Predator” in his home country. Cerrone used some improved offensive wrestling to ground Cote early on, and in the second and third rounds he used stalking Muay Thai to batter the Montreal native with low kicks and viciously precise power punches that ultimately spelled the end of the fight.
It was a statement bout for Cerrone, whose fighting future remains a bit uncertain in terms of weight classes. But with two straight finishes at 170 pounds, “Cowboy” called out for “one of the 36 fights” at July 9’s UFC 200 in 21 days. It’ll be tough to deny him that spot.
In the meantime, watch the full fight video highlights of his dominant win over Cote here:
UFC Fight Night Ottawa emanated tonight (June 18, 2016) from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Headlined by a number one contender matchup between Canadian Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson, UFN 89 produced a great night of fights for the fans in attendance in the Great White North. Unfortunately for the Canadian fans though,
UFC Fight Night Ottawa emanated tonight (June 18, 2016) from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Headlined by a number one contender matchup between Canadian Rory MacDonald and Stephen Thompson, UFN 89 produced a great night of fights for the fans in attendance in the Great White North.
Unfortunately for the Canadian fans though, their top two hometown fighters did not fare well.
The main event saw a tactical chess match unfold between Thompson and MacDonald. “Wonderboy” continued to prove elusive and, with his newfound takedown defense, an exceedingly tough puzzle to solve. While the fight lacked the action that marked both fighters’ last bouts, it was a fascinating game of cat and mouse nonetheless. MacDonald attempted to pressure and close the distance, but more often than not he was met with sharp counterpunches before the South Carolinian circled away. The action picked up in the fifth and final round, but the finish that the “Red King” needed failed to materialize.
In co-main event action, Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone wrecked ultra-durable and crafty Canadian veteran Patrick Cote.
Cerrone overcame his usual slow start by hitting two beautiful reactive takedowns in the first round. From there, he put on a gorgeous and violent kickboxing display, knocking Cote down in every round. The left hook was his weapon of choice, and after hurting “The Predator” with it again in the third, two piston-like right hands put his man down for good. Cerrone waltzed into mount and polished him off as his foe covered up. Cote had never before been stopped by strikes.
Here was MMA Twitter’s reaction to these two pivotal welterweight bouts:
The timing of @Cowboycerrone tkdwns are excellent. Great strategy, better execution. Impressive
UFC Fight Night 89 is in the books tonight (Sat., June 18, 2016) from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In the promotion’s debut card from Ottawa, surging No. 2-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson met top-ranked welterweight and native son Rory MacDonald for prime positioning in one of the most stacked divisions in the UFC. Thompson
UFC Fight Night 89 is in the books tonight (Sat., June 18, 2016) from the TD Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
In the promotion’s debut card from Ottawa, surging No. 2-ranked Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson met top-ranked welterweight and native son Rory MacDonald for prime positioning in one of the most stacked divisions in the UFC. Thompson took home a somewhat lopsided decision in a technically precise chess match.
Fan favorite Donald Cerrone stopped finished streaking veteran Patrick Cote at 170 pounds after a dominant in the co-headliner.
Join LowKickMMA.com for the UFC Fight Night 89 post-fight press conference shortly after the main card right here:
The UFC is back in Canada tomorrow night (June 18, 2016) for UFC Fight Night 89, and the huge night of fights is headlined by hometown hero, and No. 1-ranked welterweight in the world, Rory MacDonald and No. 2-ranked Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. The card is also co-main evented by Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone and Patrick Cote
The UFC is back in Canada tomorrow night (June 18, 2016) for UFC Fight Night 89, and the huge night of fights is headlined by hometown hero, and No. 1-ranked welterweight in the world, Rory MacDonald and No. 2-ranked Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.
The card is also co-main evented by Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone and Patrick Cote in a welterweight bout, granted Cerrone typically competes in the 155-pound division.
Aside from the two colossal bouts set to headline the night of fights in Ottawa, theres plenty of more action fight fans seem to be overlooking that we’re going to look into today. Here is an in-depth look at the UFC Fight Night 89 main card:
Fight 1: Valerie Letourneau vs Joanne Calderwood (Women’s Flyweight Bout)
Set to kick off the night is the first ever women’s flyweight bout in UFC history, when No. 5-ranked women’s starawweight Valerie Letourneau takes on No. 12-ranked Joanne Calderwood.
Letourneau (8-4) is coming off of a 115-pound title bout defeat to current champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk at UFC 193, via unanimous decision in the night’s co-main event.
The American Top Team (ATT) product is a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Bruno Fernandes, and also possesses some of the best striking in the women’s 115-pound division.
Calderwood (10-1) is an impressive prospect out of Scotland, being the country’s first female mixed martial artist, who is also alumni from The Ultimate Fighter 20 (TUF 20) in which she made it as far as the quarterfinals of the tournament.
‘JoJo’ has only lost one bout in her professional career, and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Cortney Casey at UFC Fight Night 72 nearly a year ago in July. Calderwood holds a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and is a Muay Thai specialist having held four titles in the sport.
Both women possess incredible standup skills and have proven to be fairly even on the ground, however, Letourneau is ranked as high as a -190 favorite to win the bout and has faced far greater competition throughout her career. Expect a standup brawl from these two women when they step inside the Octagon.
Fight 2: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Thibault Gouti (Lightweight)
Next up is a lightweight bout between young UFC veteran Olivier Aubin-Mercier, and a man who comes off his first career loss in Thibault Gouti.
Mercier (7-2) has won three of his last five career UFC bouts, however, his last Octagon appearance in January saw him dropping a unanimous decision bout to Carlos Diego Ferreira at UFC on FOX 18.
‘The Quebec Kid’ is extremely talented on the ground as he holds a black belt in Judo to go along with a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Seven of Mercier’s eight career victories have come via submission, giving him the clear edge in the ground game department.
Gouti (11-1) comes off of the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts career, when he was defeated by Teemu Packalen via rear-naked choke at UFC Fight Night 84 in the first round.
The 29-year-old Frenchman is no slouch on the ground himself, however, as six of his eleven career victories have come via submission.
Mercier is a highly skilled ground practitioner and could dictate the majority of the fight should it go to the ground, which is most likely why he is ranked as much as a -450 favorite to win the bout.
Fight 3: Steve Bosse vs Sean O’Connell (Light Heavyweight)
The third bout slated for the main card is set to go down in the 205-pound division, when Steve ‘The Boss’ Bosse takes on Sean ‘The Real OC’ O’Connell.
Bosse (11-2) comes off of a first round knockout victory over James Te-Huna at UFC Fight Night 85 in his second UFC bout, once again utilizing his vicious striking power.
‘The Boss’ possesses game changing power in his hands, holding nine knockout wins of his eleven career victories.
O’Connell (17-7) has won two of his last four bouts inside the Octagon, including most recently a devastating knockout loss to the heavy handed Illir Latifi at UFC Fight Night 81 this past January.
‘The Real OC’ is an exciting fighter who isn’t afraid to stand and bang with any man in the 205-divison, and has even taken home Fight of the Night honors two times in his two-year UFC career.
Bosse is as much as a -160 favorite to walk away with the win Saturday night, and it’s most likely due in large part to the Canadian’s vicious knockout power.
Fight 4: Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Patrick Cote (Welterweight)
Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone is making his second appearance in the UFC’s 170-pound division, to take on former middleweight title-challenger Patrick Cote in the evenings co-main event.
Cerrone (29-7-1) has only lost once in his last three years inside the Octagon, with his last bout resulting in a first round submission victory over Alex Oliveira in his welterweight debut.
‘Cowboy’ is an excellent striker due in large part to his extensive kickboxing and Muay Thai background, and also holds a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Cote (23-9) is on a three-fight win streak as his only loss in four years came in a unanimous decision loss to Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. ‘The Predator’ is an extremely well rounded fighter as well, as he holds black belts in Muay Thai, Judo, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
These two men are pretty evenly matched up and will most likely put on a very exciting contest, however, ‘Cowboy’ is as much as a -175 favorite to emerge victorious.
Rory MacDonald vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson (Welterweight)
The main of event of the evening is headlined by No. 1-ranked Rory MacDonald and No. 2-ranked Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson for a possible shot at the 170-pound title.
MacDonald (18-3) is coming off a one-year-layoff from the sport after engaging in a bloody title bout brawl with Robbie Lawler back at UFC 189 last July.
The Tristar Gym product is an extremely well rounded mixed martial artist who shows some incredibly technical striking, and possessing a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under David Lea.
Thompson (12-1) is currently on a six-fight win streak since suffering his first career loss to Matt Brown in 2012, with his most recent victory saw ‘Wonderboy’ finishing former 170-pound champion Johnny Hendricks in their bout at UFC Fight Night 82.
‘Wonderboy’ is one of the UFC’s most dynamic and feared strikers due to his impressive kickboxing career, that included fifty-seven wins in route to an undefeated record.
Due to the undeniably elite striking level of both men, oddsmakers results have revealed to be scattered on who they believe will emerge victorious in the night’s main event.
UFC Fight Night 89 is live on FS1 tomorrow (June 18, 2016) and is headlined by a welterweight clash between Rory MacDonald and Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson.
Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 event from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan has checked in with his breakdown of the co-main event scheduled for this weekend.
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Ahead of this Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 89 event from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, longtime UFC commentator Joe Rogan has checked in with his breakdown of the co-main event scheduled for this weekend.
Featured above is a video released by the UFC on their official YouTube channel on Wednesday, where Rogan takes a closer look at this Saturday’s co-main event fight between Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Patrick Cote.
Headlined by Rory MacDonald vs. Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, UFC Fight Night 89 takes place this Saturday, June 18, 2016 from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Fight 1: Valerie Letourneau vs Joanne Calderwood (Women’s Flyweight Bout)
Fight 2: Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs Thibault Gouti (Lightweight)
Fight 3: Steve Bosse vs Sean O’Connell (Light Heavyweight)
Fight 4: Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone vs Patrick Cote (Welterweight) 
Rory MacDonald vs Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson (Welterweight)