Sunday 14 May 2017

UFC 211 Review



UFC 211 was tipped to be the super-card of the 2017 so far... and it delivered.

Filled with controversy, split decisions and stunning knockouts, UFC 211 was a Pay-Per-View that delivered for the fans and the UFC.




 Eddie Alvarez vs Dustin Poirier ends in a no-contest as referee Herb Dean deems illegal knees were thrown by Alvarez

In the final fights of the FX Prelims, Eddie Alvarez (now 28-5 (1 No Contest) MMA, 3-2 (1 No Contest) UFC) and Dustin Poirier (now 21-5 (1 No Contest) MMA, 13-4 (1 No Contest) UFC) were having a slug-fest when referee Herb Dean stopped the contest after Alvarez delivered illegal knees to Poirier, after the latter had his hand on the mat.

The fight was then ruled a no contest.



There was so confusion and anger as to why there is still different rules from state to state and that the unified rules should be unified across all 50 states and beyond.







Frankie Edgar defeats Yair Rodriguez via second-round doctor stoppage

Frankie Edgar (now 22-5-1 MMA, 16-5-1 UFC) defeated Yair Rodriguez (now 10-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) to put himself in the conversation to face the winner of Jose Aldo (26-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) vs Max Holloway (17-3 MMA, 13-3 UFC) at UFC 212.

Before the fight, Edgar said that Rodriguez's push was pre-mature and that he would stop him in his tracks.

He did just this, striking the Mexican to the point of a doctor stoppage in the second round.

Whilst Edgar will be hoping for Holloway to beat Aldo in Brazil, it will be very interesting to see if Dana and co book Aldo vs Edgar 3 as the current UFC Featherweight champ has beaten Edgar in their last two meetings.



Damien Maia defeats Jorge Masvidal via split decision (29-28, 28-29 and 29-28)

Damien Maia (now 25-6 MMA, 19-6 UFC) beat Jorge Masvidal via split decision to earn himself a Welterweight title shot against champion Tyron Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC).

Maia fended off the take-downs of Masvidal and got the decision needed to get his seventh straight win inside the Octagon.

When that'll be exactly is if for debate but what isn't is that he deserves to step inside the Octagon with Tyron Woodley.








Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeats Jessica Andrade via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-44 and 50-45) to retain her Women's Strawweight Championship

Joanna Jedrzjczyk (now 14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) beat Jessica Andrade (now 16-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC) via unanimous decision to search her title defences to five, one away from tying Ronda Rousey's (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) record set when she defended the Women's Bantamweight Championship.

The Pole improved in her striking against her Brazilian opponent, leading to her landing the most strikes in a championship fight, breaking her own record of 170 strikes by landing 225 strikes.

She's now worthy of being in the discussion of the greatest female MMA fighters of all-time and is one hell of a roll at 115 pounds.






Stipe Miocic defeats Junior Dos Santos via first-round knockout to retain his Heavyweight Championship

 Stipe Miocic (now 17-3 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defeated Junior Dos Santos (now 18-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) to retain his Heavyweight title and tie the record for heavyweight title defences.

It was different from their five-round slug-fest from back in December 2015, which Dos Santos won by decision, as Miocic boxed Dos Santos in with close-range strikes to avenge his most recent loss.

After the fight, Miocic said "I'm the Best (Heavyweight) in the World" and after this performance it's extremely hard to argue with.




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