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Fight Night 68 Highlights/Results: Hendo Starches Boetsch, Rothwell Submits Mitrione, Everyone Finishes Everyone, Basically

(via UFC on FOX)

You see that, right there? That’s why you never, EVER come at Dan Henderson with your hands down and your chin sticking straight up in the air. Given the H-Bomb’s now legendary status in our fine sport, you’d think that 27-fight veteran Tim Boetsch would have understood that simple fact prior to his first ever main event slot against Hendo at Fight Night 68 last weekend. And maybe he did, or maybe Boetsch was *so* confident in his chin that he figured there’d be no way an aging one-trick pony like Henderson would even be able to catch him. In either case, he was wrong and paid dearly for it.

There’s really not much to take away from the main event of Fight Night NOLA, other than that Hendo’s emphatic win will likely set him up to be slaughtered by a much younger, quicker middleweight in his next fight –which, hooray for that. But the small nugget of wisdom we were able to mine from Boetsch vs. Hendo was a lesson as old as…well, Dan Henderson: He knocked out Fedor. Fedor.

But Hendo vs. Boetsch wasn’t the only highlight worthy moment from Fight Night NOLA. With a record-tying 7 first round finishes (and 10 finishes overall) and a Sweet Chin Music knockout to name a couple memorable moments, last Saturday’s card will surely go down as one of the best — if not *the* best — of the year. So join us after the jump for a full breakdown of the event, with highlights courtesy of UFC on FOX.

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(via UFC on FOX)

You see that, right there? That’s why you never, EVER come at Dan Henderson with your hands down and your chin sticking straight up in the air. Given the H-Bomb’s now legendary status in our fine sport, you’d think that 27-fight veteran Tim Boetsch would have understood that simple fact prior to his first ever main event slot against Hendo at Fight Night 68 last weekend. And maybe he did, or maybe Boetsch was *so* confident in his chin that he figured there’d be no way an aging one-trick pony like Henderson would even be able to catch him. In either case, he was wrong and paid dearly for it.

There’s really not much to take away from the main event of Fight Night NOLA, other than that Hendo’s emphatic win will likely set him up to be slaughtered by a much younger, quicker middleweight in his next fight –which, hooray for that. But the small nugget of wisdom we were able to mine from Boetsch vs. Hendo was a lesson as old as…well, Dan Henderson: He knocked out Fedor. Fedor.

But Hendo vs. Boetsch wasn’t the only highlight worthy moment from Fight Night NOLA. With a record-tying 7 first round finishes (and 10 finishes overall) and a Sweet Chin Music knockout to name a couple memorable moments, last Saturday’s card will surely go down as one of the best — if not *the* best — of the year. So join us after the jump for a full breakdown of the event, with highlights courtesy of UFC on FOX.

Speaking of amateurish performances from seasoned veterans: Matt Mitrione, everyone. Despite being a reasonable favorite heading into his co-main event slugfest with top 10 ranked heavyweight Ben Rothwell (?!!), “Meathead” held true to his nickname by displaying some of the worst fight IQ in recent memory, inexplicably shooting in for a takedown on the much larger Rothwell and getting submitted with a guillotine in seconds. That the failed takedown came after Mitrione had been outmoving and outstriking Rothwell on the feet (which many predicted would be his key to victory) makes the loss all that harder to understand. I guess Meathead gonna Meathead, y’all.

Of course, the real highlight (or lowlight, depending how you look at it) from Rothwell vs. Mitrione came in the night’s post-fight interview, where “Big Ben” provided the most cringeworthy heel promo since “Fear the consequences.” It’s honestly too embarrassing to even embed on this page, but you can check out Rothwell going full Disney villain here.

If featherweight Dustin Poirier was a top 10 fighter, then lightweight Dustin Poirier 2.0 is a contender. “The Diamond” has looked damn near untouchable since moving back up to 155, and his performance against Yancy Medeiros last weekend was arguably his best to date. Poirier appeared to have Medeiros’ number from the opening bell, and it was a credit to the Hawaiian’s iron jaw that the fight lasted as long as it did.

With two first round KO’s in his past two fights, who would you like to see Poirier face next, Nation?

I’ve long thought that Alex Caceres has owned one of the most punchable faces in the UFC. I don’t know if it’s the afro or that he has the gall to compare himself in any way, shape, or form to Bruce Lee, but the man has always been a close second to Adrien Grenier on my list of punchable “celebrities.” Thankfully, Francisco Rivera seems to agree with me, and better yet, actually has the means to carry out what I can only dream of while dominating the fellow yellow belts in my dojo.

On the heels of a disappointment/bullshit loss to Urijah Faber at UFC 181, Rivera came out like a man on fire against Caceres, dropping and finishing him with heavy punches before my Hot Pocket even had time to cool off.

Other highlights from Fight Night NOLA included Joe Proctor’s last-second guillotine of Justin Edwards and Shawn Jordan’s aforementioned Sweet Chin Music-ing of Derrick Lewis, both of which can be seen below. Give ‘em a look, along with the full list of results from Fight Night 68.

Main card (FOX Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET)
Dan Henderson def. Tim Boetsch via TKO (strikes) at 0:28 of R1
Ben Rothwell def. Matt Mitrione via submission (go go choke) at 1:54 of round 1
Dustin Poirier def. Yancy Medeiros via TKO (strikes) at 2:38 of round 1
Brian Ortega def. Thiago Tavares via TKO (strikes) at 4:10 of round 3
Anthony Birkchak def. Joe Soto via KO (strikes) at 1:37 of round 1
Francisco Rivera def. Alex Caceres via KO (punch) at :21 or round 1

Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Shawn Jordan def. Derrick Lewis via TKO (strikes) at :48 of round 2
Omari Akhmedov def. Brian Ebersole via TKO (injury) after round 1
Chris Wade def. Christos Giagos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Joe Proctor def. Justin Edwards via submission (guillotine) at 4:58 of round 3

Undercard
Jake Collier def. Ricardo Abreu via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jose Quinonez def. Leonardo Morales via submission (rear naked choke) 2:34 of round 1

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TUF 21 American Top Team vs. Blackzilians: Episode 7 Recap and Results

Following its first victory of the season, American Top Team already dropped the ball last episode. On this episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21, it looks to regain home-gym advantage from the dominating Blackzilians. This episode was unique because it was the halfway mark of the season, so the coaches were given the option of […]

Following its first victory of the season, American Top Team already dropped the ball last episode. On this episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21, it looks to regain home-gym advantage from the dominating Blackzilians. This episode was unique because it was the halfway mark of the season, so the coaches were given the option of […]

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Fight Night 67 Results/Highlights: Condit Stops Aves in Vintage Performance, Oliveira Chokes Out Lentz in Barnburner + More


(via Getty.)

“The Natural Born Killer” is back, ladies and gentlemen.

It’s an easy declaration to make with Fight Night 67 now in the rearview mirror, but heading into last weekend’s epically-unattended-but-actually-quite-entertaining card, many of us feared that we would be in store for a Carlos Condit performance that showed every bit the wear and tear that a near 50-fight veteran coming of ACL surgery could. We expected this fight to be the first sign in the downswing of Condit, by my God were we wrong.

In a vintage Condit performance — from his aggressive, eight-limbed attack right down to the pools of blood that painted the canvas when all was said and done — the former interim welterweight champion thrashed a battle ready Thiago Alves until the ringside doctor’s said no more. It was an inspiring, technically brilliant display from Condit, and one that launched him right back into the title picture with a resounding…crunch of nose bones being broken.

But hey, just another boring Jackson’s fighter, amiright?

After the jump: Highlights from Condit-Alves, Oliveira-Lentz + more, plus the full results from Fight Night 67.

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(via Getty.)

“The Natural Born Killer” is back, ladies and gentlemen.

It’s an easy declaration to make with Fight Night 67 now in the rearview mirror, but heading into last weekend’s epically-unattended-but-actually-quite-entertaining card, many of us feared that we would be in store for a Carlos Condit performance that showed every bit the wear and tear that a near 50-fight veteran coming of ACL surgery could. We expected this fight to be the first sign in the downswing of Condit, by my God were we wrong.

In a vintage Condit performance — from his aggressive, eight-limbed attack right down to the pools of blood that painted the canvas when all was said and done — the former interim welterweight champion thrashed a battle ready Thiago Alves until the ringside doctor’s said no more. It was an inspiring, technically brilliant display from Condit, and one that launched him right back into the title picture with a resounding…crunch of nose bones being broken.

But hey, just another boring Jackson’s fighter, amiright?

After the jump: Highlights from Condit-Alves, Oliveira-Lentz + more, plus the full results from Fight Night 67.


(Condit-Alves highlights, via UFC on FOX)

The co-main event of last weekend’s card turned out to be an equally entertaining affair, as Charles Oliveira and Nik Lentz threw down for the second time with redemption on the line for both men. Lentz and Oliveira first fought way back in 2011, with the back-and-forth fight being declared a No Contest after Oliveira landed an illegal knee on Lentz in a scramble. Lucky for us, the rematch was just as gritty and memorable as the first time around, albeit with a much more defining ending.

And finally, the co-co-main event of the evening, former Strikeforce EliteXC lightweight champion KJ Noons continued with his up-and-down UFC run by dropping a first round submission to the heavily-favored Brazilian Alex Oliveira in a welterweight contest. To say that Noons was ever really in this one would be a bit of a stretch, but it appears that the former boxer definitely took Oliveira too lightly once things hit the canvas. The loss drops Noons to 13-8-1 overall, while “Cowboy” improved to 11-2.

Main Card on Fox Sports 1

-Carlos Condit def. Thiago Alves, TKO (Round 2, 5:00)
-Charles Oliveira def. Nik Lentz, submission (Round 3, 1:10)
-Alex Oliveira def. K.J. Noons, submission (Round 1, 2:51)
-Francimar Barroso def. Ryan Jimmo, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
-Francisco Trinaldo def. Norman Parke, split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
-Darren Till def. Wendall Oliveira, knockout (Round 2, 1:37)

Undercard

-Rony Jason def. Damon Jackson, submission (Round 1, 3:31)
-Jussier Formiga def. Wilson Reis, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
-Nicolas Dalby def. Elizeu Zaleski, split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
-Mirsad Bektic def. Lucas Martins, TKO (Round 2, 0:30)
-Juliana Lima def. Ericka Almeida, unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
-Tom Breese def. Luiz Dutra, TKO (Round 1, 4:58)

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TUF 21 American Top Team vs. Blackzilians: Episode 6 Recap and Results

With American Top Team finally on the board, could it keep the momentum in its favor to make it two victories in a row? Or would the Blackzilians be able to recover and get back the win that ATT picked up in the previous episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21? The score is 100-50 Blackzilians, […]

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UFC 187 Aftermath: The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same


(Jeez, Cormier can barely hold his belt before every dude-bro in the club tries to get a piece of him. Photo via Getty.)

It’s damn near impossible to look back at the flat-out fantastic card that was UFC 187 without first examining the bizarre series of events that shaped it. A seemingly invincible champion inside the cage was undone by his own actions outside of it. A seemingly broken former title challenger was suddenly thrust back into the title picture. An injury-plagued champion shrouded in doubt was finally set to face a morally (and chemically) dubious challenger in a fight some two years in the making. UFC 187 was a card surrounded by so many questions and disappointments (NURMY!!!) going in that its results could have easily left fans as unsatisfied as they would have been had the it been cancelled outright.

Thankfully, UFC 187 quickly and distinctly answered all our questions in a night of brilliant violence.

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(Jeez, Cormier can barely hold his belt before every dude-bro in the club tries to get a piece of him. Photo via Getty.)

It’s damn near impossible to look back at the flat-out fantastic card that was UFC 187 without first examining the bizarre series of events that shaped it. A seemingly invincible champion inside the cage was undone by his own actions outside of it. A seemingly broken former title challenger was suddenly thrust back into the title picture. An injury-plagued champion shrouded in doubt was finally set to face a morally (and chemically) dubious challenger in a fight some two years in the making. UFC 187 was a card surrounded by so many questions and disappointments (NURMY!!!) going in that its results could have easily left fans as unsatisfied as they would have been had the it been cancelled outright.

Thankfully, UFC 187 quickly and distinctly answered all our questions in a night of brilliant violence.

“Get your shit together, I’m waiting for you.”

It wasn’t easy to see why Daniel Cormier was being considered such a huge favorite over Anthony Johnson until the cage doors closed. Johnson was the bigger man (an insane fact considering the weight classes both men previously fought in), the more powerful puncher, and had shown a ridiculously improved grappling game in his recent wins over Phil Davis and Alexander Gustafsson. After he sent Cormier halfway across the canvas with a right hand early on, it appeared as if we were in store for another classic “Rumble” destruction, and a bad night at the office for the bookies.

But even more surprising than punch Johnson landed early was how Cormier recovered from it — instantly and no worse for the wear. From that point on, the fight was what many of us predicted from the Olympian: a grinding, relentless, wrestling-based attack that had broken many an opponent in the past. Like Vitor Belfort had managed on Johnson in his first UFC run, Cormier smothered “Rumble”, bounced his head off the canvas a few times, and finished him when he had all but given up.

While questions regarding Cormier’s “legitimacy” as champion will always remain in Jon Jones‘ absence, DC’s message to the former king was succinct and necessary as it could’ve been: We will fight again, just as soon as the courts allow.

In the meantime, it appears the newly-crowned champion will be content to put beating on Ryan Bader, who did all he needed to do to set up their grudge match during the evening’s post-fight presser. Cormier’s reaction to being called out by Bader, however, wasn’t exactly reflective of the “champion’s attitude” he had been preaching in the weeks leading up to UFC 187. How one of FOX’s go-to analysts can come across so polished inside the studio yet so unhinged outside of it seems to suggest that, like Jones, there may be more to Daniel Cormier than we thought there was.

“Hey, hey. Stop doubting me. It’s enough. Stop doubting me. You better join the team now. This is my last invitation. Join the team. I love you.”

At this point, I don’t even know what to say to the inexplicably-vehement, likely Brazilian h8rs of Chris Weidman. If his hilariously self-deprecating stories, his day-to-day heroism, or his recent interview with Ariel Helwani hasn’t already endeared you to the guy, then nothing will (also, you’re probably a dick). Chris Weidman is the honest, down-to-earth, anti-steroid-crusading champion that this sport needs right now, and better yet, he’s incredibly skilled to boot.

Matched up against a significantly less bulky but still scary Vitor Belfort, Weidman once again walked the walk in a savage one round thrashing of the legend and former light heavyweight champion. As most of us expected, Belfort came out like a man on fire early, unleashing a vicious barrage on Weidman against the cage that opened him up above his left eye. When the champ emerged from the blitzkrieg without even the slightest look of concern on his face, however, you could practically see the life drain from Vitor’s eyes. The fight was already over. Weidman secured a beautifully-timed takedown, quickly passed to mount, and unleashed the finishing shots from above that seemed to say “F*ck your 1200 ng/dL, I run this town.”

Weidman’s mental resolve is truly a thing to behold, and will hopefully see him to many a title defense down the line. If he can stay healthy, that is.

“Don’t ever f*cking say you’re sorry. You better go get that [belt] now. It’s your job.”

Those were the congratulatory words that Travis Browne offered Andrei Arlovski, his longtime friend, after being TKO’d by the Belarusian in what should easily be considered the frontrunner for “Fight of the Year” so far. In a fight that saw both men nearly finished, Arlovski continued his improbable run toward the heavyweight title with a brilliant upset of the #3 ranked heavyweight. I really have no words to describe how awesome this fight was, so let’s all just watch it a half dozen times in a row instead.

As is the case with Chris Weidman, I think it’s time we all stop doubting Arlovski and join the team.

So what are we left with now? Well for starters, an era in which names like Arlovski, Cerrone, and Bader (not to mention, Edgar and Lawler) have become part of their respective title pictures. Despite our apparent need for the UFC to create new stars, it seems we are equally content to rally around the ones who’ve been apart of the game for as long as many of us have been fans. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The full results for UFC 187 are below.

Main Card (on Pay-Per-View)
Daniel Cormier def. Anthony Johnson by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:39, R3
Chris Weidman def. Vitor Belfort via TKO (strikes) at 2:53, R1
Donald Cerrone def. John Makdessi via TKO (head kick) at 4:44, R2
Andrei Arlovski def. Travis Browne via TKO (strikes) at 4:41, R1
Joseph Benavidez def. John Moraga via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3

Preliminary Card (on FOX Sports 1)
John Dodson def. Zack Makovsky via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), R3
Dong Hyun Kim def. Josh Burkman via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:13, R3
Rafael Natal def. Uriah Hall via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), R3
Rose Namajunas (2-2) vs. Nina Ansaroff (6-4) — CANCELLED
Colby Covington def. Mike Pyle by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27), R3

Preliminary Card (on UFC Fight Pass)
Islam Makhachev def. Leo Kuntz via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:38, R2
Justin Scoggins def. Josh Sampo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), R3

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UFC 187 Johnson vs. Cormier: Round-by-Round Recap and Analysis

UFC 187‘s main event will see a new champion crowned in the light heavyweight division Saturday night. No. 3-ranked contender Daniel Cormier meets No. 1-ranked Anthony Johnson for the vacant strap. Cormier accepted the bout when Jon Jones was indefinitely suspended and stripped of the title. The new main event could spell a new era […]

UFC 187‘s main event will see a new champion crowned in the light heavyweight division Saturday night. No. 3-ranked contender Daniel Cormier meets No. 1-ranked Anthony Johnson for the vacant strap. Cormier accepted the bout when Jon Jones was indefinitely suspended and stripped of the title. The new main event could spell a new era […]

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