Indeed, Saturday will go down as an evening MMA followers will keep in mind for some time, principally due to the gorgeous performances by Sean O’Malley, Aljamain Sterling and Cody Garbrandt on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
O’Malley, the ballyhooed prospect, began the joy with a one-punch knockout within the first spherical to defeat veteran Eddie Wineland and transfer to 12-0.
Not a lot later, Sterling completed Cory Sandhagen with a rear-naked choke lower than two minutes into the opening spherical, making his case as the highest title contender at 135. Garbrandt, a former UFC bantamweight champ, followed within the co-main occasion with a shocking KO of Raphael Assuncao because the horn sounded on the finish of Round 2.
What does the long run maintain for every of these fighters? Does the ladies’s featherweight division have a future after Nunes’ drubbing of high contender Felicia Spencer in the principle occasion? Is McGregor bluffing? ESPN’s skilled panel of Ariel Helwani, Brett Okamoto and Marc Raimondi deal with these matters and extra.