DISCLAIMER: This article is reviewing two of the main card fights ONLY.
UFC 216 is over and it was an interesting card.
From Fabricio Werdum vs Derrick Lewis being cancelled due to the latter not being able to move from his bed to Demetrious Johnson making history, and a new interim Lightweight champion being crowned in the main event, the first major event in Las Vegas since the shooting last Sunday was certainly a great night all around.
GATE: $677,999.50— MMAFighting.com (@MMAFighting) October 8, 2017
ATT.: 10,638
FOTN: Lando Vannata vs Bobby Green
POTN: Demetrious Johnson and John Moraga#UFC216
Demetrious Johnson defeats Ray Borg via fifth-round armbar (3:15) to retain the Flyweight Champion
Demetrious Johnson (now 27-2-1 MMA, 15-1-1 UFC) defeated Ray Borg (now 11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) with a spectacular armbar to break Anderson Silva's record and become the man with the most UFC title defences in history (11).
In case you haven't seen it yet, @MightyMouseUFC made history last night in incredible fashion... 😳— BT Sport UFC (@btsportufc) October 8, 2017
They call it the 'Mighty Armbar' 💪 pic.twitter.com/NRtOnxctcE
With this submission, many have changed their opinion on 'Mighty Mouse' from fighting nobodies to controlling every fight he's in.
Insane Demetrious Johnson statistic...— Mike Chiappetta MMA (@MikeChiappetta) October 8, 2017
Landed strikes during his 11-fight title defense streak:
Johnson - 1,253
Opponents - 534#UFC216
Not only the winningest champion ever but not a slip-up in or out of the cage. Never embarsssed the sport. Quintessential pro. Champion of a person. Glad to see DJ finally getting his due.— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) October 8, 2017
Dana White agrees that Demetrious Johnson's submission is the best in UFC history.— Shaheen Al-Shatti (@shaunalshatti) October 8, 2017
It's actually unfair how good Demetrious Johnson is at MMA. He's like a maxed out create-a-fighter.— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 8, 2017
Ray Borg deserves for lasting so long with Johnson but it was ultimately too much for Borg as his post fight tweet shows.
Sorry guys, it's just not my time yet.— Ray Borg (@tazmexufc) October 8, 2017
Whether Johnson will move up or defend his title again is up to the man himself but whatever he decides, he deserves to be in the conversation of the greatest MMA fighter of all time.
Tony Ferguson defeats Kevin Lee via third-round triangle choke (4:02) to become the new Interim Lightweight Champion
Tony Ferguson (now 23-3 MMA, 13-1 UFC) defeated Kevin Lee (now 16-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) with a wicked triangle choke to become the new, and first-ever interim Lightweight champion.
Like with Ray Borg, it seemed that Lee wasn't on the level on his opponent and whilst he did hold his own for a while, Ferguson was too sharp for Lee, who did a brutal weight cut from 174 pounds to 154.5 in just over 22 hours.
After the fight, Ferguson called out Lightweight champion Conor McGregor and repeated a statement he has stuck to since the Irishman won the belt last November at UFC 205: defend or vacate.
No doubt McGregor will be looking at a unification bout with Ferguson for his next fight, especially as he still has the Diaz trilogy fight in his back pocket.
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