Event UFC Fight Night 68: Boetsch vs. Henderson (Jun/6)

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    June 6, 2015 | Smoothie King Center | New Orleans, Louisiana

    MAIN CARD
    Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET
    Tim Boetsch vs. Dan Henderson
    Matt Mitrione vs. Ben Rothwell
    Derrick Lewis vs. Shawn Jordan
    Yancy Medeiros vs. Dustin Poirier

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET
    Justin Edwards vs. Joe Proctor
    Ricardo Abreu vs. Daniel Sarafian
    Anthony Birchak vs. Joe Soto
    Omari Akhmedov vs. Brian Ebersole

    PRELIMINARY CARD
    UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET
    Leonardo Morales vs. Jose Quinonez
    Alex Caceres vs. Francisco Rivera
     
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    I am looking forward to this card.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Jimi Manuwa should take this fight.
     
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    I feel like this is a must-win for Hendo.
     
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    As a Hendo fan, I have to say that winning this fight would be the worst thing that could happen.

    Dammit Dan, just retire! Why are you destroying your health and your legacy?
     
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    Anthony Johnson and BJ Penn are recent examples of guys jumping weight and having success. Can Dustin Poirier at lightweight?
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    I don't think the KO's have affected him.










































     
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    Two fighters missed weight.


    From MMAJunkie...

    MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. ET)
    • Tim Boetsch (185.5) vs. Dan Henderson (186)
    • Matt Mitrione (255) vs. Ben Rothwell (265)
    • Yancy Medeiros (159.5)* vs. Dustin Poirier (156)
    • Brian Ortega (146) vs. Thiago Tavares (146)
    • Anthony Birchak (136) vs. Joe Soto (136)
    • Alex Caceres (136) vs. Francisco Rivera (136)
    PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)
    • Derrick Lewis (264.5) vs. Shawn Jordan (263.5)
    • Omari Akhmedov (171) vs. Brian Ebersole (170.5)
    • Christos Giagos (155.5) vs. Chris Wade (155.5)
    • Justin Edwards (156) vs. Joe Proctor (156)
    PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
    • Ricardo Abreu (183) vs. Jake Collier (185.5)
    • Leonardo Morales (140)** vs. Jose Quinonez (135)
    * Medeiros forfeits 20 percent of his purse to Poirier.
    ** Morales was 140 on his first attempt; he forfeits 20 percent of his purse to Quinonez.
     
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    Results

    Jose Quinonez def. Leonardo Morales via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:34
    Jake Collier def. Ricardo Abreu via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
    Joe Proctor def. Justin Edwards via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 4:58
    Chris Wade def. Christos Giagos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
    Omari Akhmedov def. Brian Ebersole via TKO (injury) – Round 1, 5:00
    Shawn Jordan def. Derrick Lewis via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:48
    Francisco Rivera def. Alex Caceres via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:21
    Anthony Birchak def. Joe Soto via knockout (strikes) – Round 1, 1:37
    Brian Ortega def. Thiago Tavares via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:10
    Dustin Poirier def. Yancy Medeiros via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:38
    Ben Rothwell def. Matt Mitrione via submission (gogo choke) – Round 1, 1:54
    Dan Henderson def. Tim Boetsch via TKO (strikes) - Round 1
     
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    I feel like the UFC tried their best to pad-out the show but all the first round finishes made it kind of unwatchable. I got sucked into an episode of Modern Family FFS.

    I saw from the Rivera fight on and it was a pretty crazy night of fights. Rivera blew through Cacares, Birchak and Poirier made short work of their opponents, Rothwell with the holy shit! moment of the night, Ortega/Tavares going deep despite Tavares having an epic gorge of a cut on his forehead, and the H-Bomb landing yet again.
     
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    The fights were very enjoyable. All the white noise in-between was awful. This is why I usually record the show and watch later when I can fast-forward through the crap.
     
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    What a great card! It was so awesome to see Hendo land that H BOMB!
     
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    I want to see Hendo/Bisping II or Hendo/Belfort III.
     
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    I don't think either Bisping or Henderson want that fight. I'm sure he'd like to get the Belfort one back, though.
     
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    Jon Anik, scrambling to fill time, forces Big Ben to answer questions after he gave the post-fight speech of a lifetime. Shame on you Anik you weasel.

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    Brian Ebersole's legs can't take it any more and he has retired.

    Godspeed, Hairrow.
     
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    Shawn Jordan's front kick, Dustin Poirier's destruction of Yancy Medeiros, and the war between Thiago Tavares and Brian Ortega all earned $50,000
     
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    Bisping has been popping off about Henderson not being on TRT and winning a rematch. I think Bisping deserves to walk into another HBOMB.
     
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    If all UfC cards were like this, their numbers wouldn't be down. This was a night where everybody was trying to make a statement.
     

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