UFC 234: JONES vs. SMITH 2 March 2019 | T-Mobile Arena | Paradise, NV MAIN CARD Pay-Per-View, 10 p.m. ET Jon Jones (c) vs. Anthony Smith Tyron Woodley (c) vs. Kamaru Usman Robbie Lawler vs. Ben Askren Weili Zhang vs. Tecia Torres Pedro Munoz vs. Cody Garbrandt PRELIMINARY CARD ESPN, 8 p.m. ET Jeremy Stephens vs. Zabit Magomedsharipov Misha Cirkunov vs. Johnny Walker Alejandro Perez vs. Cody Stamann Diego Sanchez vs. Mickey Gall PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Charles Byrd Gina Mazany vs. Macy Chiasson Frankie Saenz vs. Marlon Vera Polyana Viana vs. Hannah Cifers
RESULTS Jon Jones def. Anthony Smith via unanimous decision (48-44, 48-44, 48-44) – to defend light heavyweight title Kamaru Usman def. Tyron Woodley via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) – to win welterweight title Ben Askren def. Robbie Lawler via technical submission (bulldog choke) – Round 1, 3:20 Weili Zhang def. Tecia Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) Pedro Munhoz def. Cody Garbrandt via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:52 Zabit Magomedsharipov def. Jeremy Stephens via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Johnny Walker def. Misha Cirkunov via TKO (flying knee, punches) – Round 1, 0:36 Cody Stamann def. Alejandro Perez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Diego Sanchez def. Mickey Gall via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:13 Edmen Shahbazyan def. Charles Byrd via TKO (elbows, punches) – Round 1, 0:38 Macy Chiasson def. Gina Mazany via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:49 Hannah Cifers def. Polyana Viana via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
I thought Lawler was out when Dean stopped the Askren fight. Him jumping up obviously means he wasn't, but I feel most refs would have stopped that fight when his arm slipped off Askren's head like that. Hell, Even Joe Rogan started yelling that he was out.
Just saw the video of Robbie telling Herb not to worry about the call because he is a hell of a ref. That is why everyone loves Robbie F'n Lawler. Dude is a class act and a total warrior in the cage.
Solid. He was emotional but pulled himself together. Related- Herb Dean has been living off his reputation for about five years. His decline as an official is a problem.