Man, for the last 2 years where I’ve become a BIG fan of MMA I’ve been criticising him for the match making, didn’t realise, like you said he was basically a PR guy now. No wonder he’s trying to get into other avenues and barely has any enthusiasm at all when announcing new fights on his live streams. Not sure how long it’s been since he had any say in the matchmaking (I’m sure he still has a little bit) but I take most of it back.
It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, itself a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The largest MMA promotion in the world, the UFC has over 578 fighters contracted that fight across 11 weight divisions (eight men's and three women's).
That Ige stoppage was hilariously bad. I mean, sure, he took a brutal kick and got knocked down, but all of the subsequent punches were blocked by Ige´s guard. And they were not strong enough to bounce Ige´s head on the canvas like a basketball, which usually happens in such stoppages. The ref 100% panicked there. Neal KO was brutal tho. Back to back KO losses too, time to call it a wrap at 35. Strickland getting a stoppage win will always be surprising. The inside fighting in the 3rd was really interesting, Strickland did a lot of framing and pushing with his palms instead of any sort of wrestling, instead he was grabbing Hernandez´s hands and pushing his shoulders to get him off balance. That knee was a peach.
Mexicans just dont give a **** about MMA. The UFC has been desperately trying to break into that market for years now to no avail. They literally had a bunch of local journeymen on this card to fill in the gaps.
