UFC FIGHT NIGHT 230: CORMIER vs. LEWIS 3 November 2018 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY MAIN CARD Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET Daniel Cormier (c) vs. Derrick Lewis Chris Weidman vs. Ronaldo Souza David Branch vs. Jared Cannonier Karl Roberson vs. Jack Marshman Derek Brunson vs. Israel Adesanya PRELIMINARY CARD FS1, 8 p.m. ET Jason Knight vs. Jordan Rinaldi Sijara Eubanks vs. Roxanne Modafferi Julio Arce vs. Sheymon Moraes Lyman Good vs. Ben Saunders PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata Shane Burgos vs. Kurt Holobaugh Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte Ruslan Magmoedov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
Derrick Lewis shooting his shot in this one. He could've looked better in his last fight and he's turning around too quick. He's also been talking about retirement for a couple of years. Maybe this is the one (even when he loses) that'll set him up for life.
Sucks Rockhold and Weidman fell through, but Jacare and Weidman is a quality co-main event I'm excited for as well. Winner of that should be next in line for a title shot against Gastelum or Knuckles.
Would have been interesting for sure, but I think they are taking the slow build approach to Israel at the moment. Throwing him in with Weidman after 3 fights in the UFC is pretty much straight into the deep end.
Everyone seems to be looking at who Cormier will fight next. Would not mind if Lewis threw in a wrench in those plans.
Results Daniel Cormier def. Derrick Lewis via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:14 Ronaldo Souza def. Chris Weidman via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:46 Jared Cannonier def. David Branch via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:29 Karl Roberson def. Jack Marshman via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) Israel Adesanya def. Derek Brunson via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:51 Jordan Rinaldi def. Jason Knight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26) Sijara Eubanks def. Roxanne Modafferi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Sheymon Moraes def. Julio Arce via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-26) Lyman Good def. Ben Saunders via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:32 Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata – majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) Shane Burgos def. Kurt Holobaugh via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:11 Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Adam Wieczorek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
I don't think Weidman looked that bad...his boxing looked crisp and those shots would've ended almost anyone not in Zombie mode. Jacare just kept coming forward. I do agree with speeds though, that wasn't a punch I'd expect to get knocked out by. I've never been hit on the forehead like that though, lol. I still think Weidman needs to hang them up though. 1-4 in his last 5 with 4 brutal KO's. Either take a step down in competition or hang them up.
If it is not a championship fight then Israel needs Jacare or Romero for the next shot at Bobby Knuckles. Once you get past a tough customer like Brunson there isn't much farther north to go.
