April 10, 2016| Zagreb Arena| Zagreb, Croatia MAIN CARD FOX Sports 1, 2 p.m. ET Ben Rothwell vs. Junior Dos Santos Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Derrick Lewis Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou Timothy Johnson vs. Marcin Tybura Jan Blachowicz vs. Igor Pokrajac Maryna Moroz vs. Cristina Stanciu PRELIMINARY CARD FOX Sports 1, noon ET Zak Cummings vs. Nicolas Dalby Damir Hadzovic vs. Mairbek Taisumov Ian Entwistle vs. Alejandro Perez Filip Pejic vs. Damian Stasiak PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 10:30 a.m. ET Lucas Martins vs. Robert Whiteford Cyril Asker vs. Jared Cannonier Alessio Di Chirico vs. Bojan Velickovic
Not really. Dos Santos has lost 3 of his last 5. His win over Miocic is the only thing keeping him relevant - and that was over a year ago.
Curtis Blaydes vs. Francis Ngannou This is the last fight before the main events. Can anyone identify either fighter?
Rothwell's been told he'll get a title shot for beating JDS. How could you deny him at that point? His unlikely run has seen him stop Vera. Reem, Mitrione, and Barnett in succession.
8/9 staff members at MMA Junkie have Rothwell winning this fight. http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/ufc-fight-night-86-staff-picks-big-ben-gets-nod-over-dos-santos
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 2 p.m. ET) Ben Rothwell (264) vs. Junior Dos Santos (241) Gabriel Gonzaga (262) vs. Derrick Lewis (264) Curtis Blaydes (261) vs. Francis Ngannou (252) Timothy Johnson (262) vs. Marcin Tybura (247) Jan Blachowicz (205) vs. Igor Pokrajac (205) Maryna Moroz (115) vs. Cristina Stanciu (116) PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, noon ET) Zak Cummings (170) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171) Ian Entwistle (135) vs. Alejandro Perez (135) Damir Hadzovic (155) vs. Mairbek Taisumov (154) Filip Pejic (136) vs. Damian Stasiak (134) PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 10:30 a.m. ET) Lucas Martins (145) vs. Robert Whiteford (145) Cyril Asker (241) vs. Jared Cannonier (241) Alessio Di Chirico (185) vs. Bojan Velickovic (183) http://mmajunkie.com/2016/04/ufc-fight-night-86-live-and-official-weigh-in-results
Results Junior dos Santos def. Ben Rothwell via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) Derrick Lewis def. Gabriel Gonzaga via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:48 Francis Ngannou def. Curtis Blaydes via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00 Timothy Johnson def. Marcin Tybura via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Jan Blachowicz def. Igor Pokrajac via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Maryna Moroz def. Cristina Stanciu via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Zak Cummings def. Nicolas Dalby via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Alejandro Perez def. Ian Entwistle via verbal submission (punches) – Round 1, 4:04 Mairbek Taisumov def. Damir Hadzovic via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 3:44 Damian Stasiak def. Filip Pejic via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:16 Lucas Martins def. Robert Whiteford via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Jared Cannonier def. Cyril Asker via knockout (punch, elbows) – Round 1, 2:40 Bojan Velickovic def. Alessio Di Chirico via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Lewis looked pretty savage. Rothwell was completely outclassed. Jds looked really good. Was impressed.
Complete domination by JDS. Shut down Rothwell in every aspect. Great performance by him. Derrick Lewis has huge power. Gabe Gonzaga seems a bit of a paper tiger at this stage of his career. I didn't see most of the other fights but Pokrajac/Blachowicz is a FOTN type fight. Both guys went for it. Not the best day of fights but also not a waste of an afternoon.
Yes, JDS dominated that fight. I honestly expected that. Even through his win streak, I was never really impressed by Ben. JDS should have, and did, dispatched of him rather easily.
