Re: UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto (Aug/30) Is it Sacramento where there is a female AC official who's been caught ogling/getting handsy with the fighters?
Results T.J. Dillashaw def. Joe Soto via knockout (kick and punches) – Round 5, 2:20 Tony Ferguson def. Danny Castillo via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Bethe Correia def. Shayna Baszler via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:56 Carlos Diego Ferreira def. Ramsey Nijem via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:53 Yancy Medeiros def. Damon Jackson via technical submission (reverse guillotine choke) – Round 2, 1:54 Derek Brunson def. Lorenz Larkin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Anthony Hamilton def. Ruan Potts via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:17 Chris Wade def. Cain Carrizosa via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:12
Lol thank God Baszler lost, that bitch is delusional and annoying as all hell. Surprised to see Soto lasted so long. Does anyone know if it was a close fight before the stoppage?
Not a close fight but Soto held his own for the most part. Good boxing, not much else to speak of. Dillashaw fights like DJ and Dom Cruz, now. Lots of activity, varied striking, constant and sometimes needless bouncing. Dillashaw vs. Cruz will be like two hummingbirds fighting. Castillo, deserved loser, argued after the fight that holding someone down and not letting them up = win. Ferguson attacked from every position. Clear winner IMHO. Baszler had some good grappling moments in the first round but got tuned up in the second. Correia called out Rousey. If Baszler can take her down, Rousey should be able to as well. After Goldy & Joe reminded us ten times that Nijem isn't a brawler anymore, Nijem brawled for two rounds and left himself open to get knocked out. Mixed reaction from the crowd to his Palestinian flag waving. Goldy & Joe didn't bring it up. The only other fight I saw was Hamilton vs. Potts. Neither guy should be in the UFC. Guess they should be thankful that heavyweight is a wasteland.
Apparently Potts doesn't have broken ribs but getting punched forty times in the same spot will crack some blood vessels...
125,000 buys, according to Meltzer. Keep in mind that if the UFC makes $0.10 on the dollar for a PPV, what with overhead and marketing and the PPV provider cut, that's still $625,000. With a $700,000 gate and untold merchandise revenues, it's unlikely the UFC were in the red for the event. Disclosed fighter salaries were $420,000.