February 21, 2016 | CONSOL Energy Center | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MAIN CARD FOX Sports 1, 9 p.m. ET Donald Cerrone vs. Alex Oliveira Derek Brunson vs. Roan Carneiro Cody Garbrandt vs. Augusto Mendes Dennis Bermudez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri Chris Camozzi vs. Joe Riggs Shane Campbell vs. James Krause PRELIMINARY CARD FOX Sports 1, 7 p.m. ETAlex Garcia vs. Sean Strickland Oluwale Bamgbose vs. Daniel Sarafian Leonardo Augusto Leleco vs. Anthony Smith Nathan Coy vs. Jonavin Webb PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 5:15 p.m. ETAshlee Evans-Smith vs. Marion Reneau Kelly Faszholz vs. Lauren Murphy Shamil Abdurakhimov vs. Anthony Hamilton
Cerrone, who has toyed with the idea of a move to featherweight, has taken this fight at welterweight.
wow Tim means has 7 UFC fights.... never heard of him. IMO he's just going to end up being a victim here... but there may be some bias in that assessment. Guess I should be paying more attention to the undercards.
So, Tim Means has been popped, so Donald Cerrone doesn't have an opponent. Means contests that he is clean but there is no time to schedule a challenge between now and the event so he's out.
I imagine a ton of 170'ers would love to try and make a name for themselves facing Cowboy... and hopefully get their ass whupped.
I don't want to be too hard on Bellator but holy shit is it good to have this card tonight to wash the taste out.
If you're looking at this card thinking wow I don't want to have to sit through six+ hours of fights, the Bermudez/Kawajiri fight should start around 9:45 p.m. ET. Probably a good place to jump in.
Results via MMA Junkie Donald Cerrone def. Alex Oliveria via submission (triangle choke) - Round 1 Derek Brunson def. Roan Carneiro via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:38 Cody Garbrandt def. Augusto Mendes via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:18 Dennis Bermudez def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Chris Camozzi def. Joe Riggs via TKO (knees) – Round 1, 0:26 James Krause def. Shane Campbel via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Sean Strickland def. Alex Garcia via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:25 Oluwale Bamgbose def. Daniel Sarafian via knockout (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 1:00 Anthony Smith def. Leonardo Augusto Leleco via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Nathan Coy def. Jonavin Webb via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Ashlee Evans-Smith def. Marion Reneau via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-27) Lauren Murphy def. Kelly Faszholz via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:55 Shamil Abdurakhimov def. Anthony Hamilton via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Cerrone was getting beat up to the body in the first before scoring a takedown, resisting Oliveria's get-up attempt, moving from half-guard to mount, and securing a mounted to roll-over triangle (all legs) for the win. Excellent display of ring and grappling awareness. Oliveira tapped fast but obviously Cerrone has very seasoned technique and the head-pull isn't always necessary. Still see a lot of potential in Oliveria but I'd like to see how he deals with sustained wrestling/grappling pressure in his next fight. I didn't see the Bermudez fight but great KO's for Camozzi, Garbrandt, and Brunson tonight. Also I don't give a wet fuck about the Pittsburgh Steelers. Does the UFC really think people are tuning in because the Steelers are there? Good cleanse from Friday night's debacle.
