UFC on FOX 27: JACARE vs. BRUNSON 2 27 January 2018 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, NC MAIN CARD FS1, 10 p.m. ET Ronaldo Souza vs. Derek Brunson Andre Fili vs. Dennis Bermudez Jordan Rinaldi vs. Gregor Gillespie Drew Dober vs. Frank Camacho PRELIMINARY CARD FS1, 7 p.m. ET Bobby Green vs. Eric Koch Mirsad Bektic vs. Godofredo Pepey Katlyn Chookagian vs. Mara Romero Borella Randa Markos vs. Juliana Lima Justine Kish vs. Ji Yeon Kim Vinc Pichel vs. Joaquim Silva PRELIMINARY CARD UFC Fight Pass, 6 p.m. ET Nico Price vs. George Sullivan Austin Arnett vs. Cory Sandhagen
Results Jacare Souza def. Derek Brunson via TKO - Round 1 Andre Fili def. Dennis Bermudez via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) Gregor Gillespie def. Jordan Rinaldi via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:46 Drew Dober def. Frank Camacho via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Bobby Green def. Erik Koch via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Mirsad Bektic def. Godofredo Pepey via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:47 Katlyn Chookagian def. Mara Romero Borella via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) Randa Markos def. Juliana Lima via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Ji Yeon Kim def. Justine Kish via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) Vinc Pichel def. Joaquim Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Niko Price def. George Sullivan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:21 Cory Sandhagen def. Austin Arnett via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:48
Bobby Green looked good against Eric Koch however it is hard not to notice that Koch has regressed enormously over the last five or so years. His career is worse than Anthony Pettis' but you can see the parallels. Not sure what is going on in Milwaukee. Obviously Rose and Sergio are doing pretty good. Drew Dober vs. Frank Camacho was a brawl but either fighter could've done with a more complete game plan. Gregor Gillespie has the makings of a stud. A haircut and calling himself Greg instead of Gregor would be an improvement. Andre Fili picked up a win over Dennis Bermudez. Fili has back-to-back wins for the first time in his UFC career spanning five years. His wrestling was a surprise. Bermudez, who has a win over Max Holloway, has now lost five-of-seven. Another fighter who hasn't shown much improvement over time. Jacare Souza knocked out Derek Brunson (again). Souza looked better this weekend than in recent outings. I'm not sure what is next for him--maybe match him up with Chris Weidman or Kelvin Gastelum? As for Brunson his chin-up style is exciting but inherently risky. Apparently he learned little from their last fight.
