DISCLAIMER: This article is reviewing the main card ONLY.
Well, UFC 214 is over and it sure was memorable.
From two new champions, a surprise knockout, a conversational welterweight title bout and a wonderful dream fight, UFC 214 was a great night for not only the UFC but for all the fans that was invested in the best card of the year.
Volkan Oezdemir beats Jimi Manuwa via first-round (0:42) knockout
Volkan Oezdemir (now 15-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) knocked out Jimi Manuwa (now 18-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in just forty-two second and to be fair to Oezdemir, he predicted it.
Manuwa was talking about facing Daniel Cormier or even David Haye in a Boxing match and this may have taken his focus away from Oezdemir, who is now on a three fight win streak.
Robbie Lawler beats Donald Cerrone via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28)
In an absolute dream fight between two of the UFC's best brawlers, Robbie Lawler (now 28-11 (1 No Contest) MMA, 9-2 UFC) and Donald Cerrone (now 32-9 (1 No Contest) MMA, 19-6 UFC) traded shots like the slugfest it was predicted to be.
The decision was correct, with myself having Lawler winning the first and last rounds but this fight wasn't there for titles or a grudge match to settle a rivalry, it was there for the fans' enjoyment.
Cristiane Justino beats Tonya Evinger via third-round (1:56) knockout to win the vacant Women's Featherweight Championship
Cris Cyborg (now 18-1 (1 No Contest) MMA, 3-0 UFC) is the new Women's Featherweight champion after knocking out Invicta Bantamweight champion Tonya Evinger (now 19-7 (1 No Contest) MMA, 0-1 UFC) with a series of brutal knees.
Cyborg didn't go out there all wild and crazy but calm and measured to get the one thing that was missing from her fighting CV: UFC gold. It's not like Evinger was just there to get beat by Cyborg, she held her own for a long time but ultimately the Brazilian was the superior.
Tyron Woodley beats Demain Maia via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46 and 49-46) to retain the Welterweight Championship
Tyron Woodley (now 18-3-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) defeated Demain Maia (now 25-7 MMA, 19-7 UFC) in a conversational fight that saw fans split between praising Woodley for stopping all of Maia's takedown attempts, 24 in total, and critising the champion for being too defensive and thus breaking the record of latest punches thrown in a championship fight (60).
Rogan tells Woodley the record for least amount of strikes thrown was broken. Crowd booed that, too.— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) July 30, 2017
Whilst both sides have interesting points on Woodley's approach, there can be no denying that no one would pay to see Woodley face Georges Saint-Pierre (thus why Dana White has said that GSP will fight Middleweight champion Michael Bisping).
Jon Jones beats Daniel Cormier via third-round knockout (3:01) to win the Light Heavyweight Championship
At last we got to see the rematch between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones and it saw Jones (now 23-1 MMA, 17-1 UFC) knockout Cormier (now 19-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) in the third round with a stunning legkick to the head.
Jones is now, in my opinoin at least, the greatest MMA fighter but massive respect should be given to Cormier as he destroyed every opponent that was put in front of him in Jones' absence."Jon Jones is back!" 🏆— BT Sport UFC (@btsportufc) July 30, 2017
WOOOOOOW! 😱@JonnyBones gets his belt back in truly devastating fashion!!! #UFC214 pic.twitter.com/ddHCadnV6R
It's a shame we won't see a third fight between the two greatest light heavyweights ever but what a rivalry it has been!
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