Hettes/Phan: I was blown away by Hettes' jiu jitsu. He controlled a true jiu jitsu black belt on the ground with ease, threatened with multiple submissions and came close to a Tko win on multiple occasions. The scary part? Hettes is a "mere" purple belt in jiu jitsu. Wow.
Gustafsson/Matsyushenko: Gustaffson won via TKO set off of a jab. The problem was Matsyushenko was unable to get inside of the Swede's long reach and had to play the distance game. Hmm, long reach...sound like anyone else in the light heavyweight division?
Fitch/Hendricks: Hard to come to a conclusion in a fight that lasted 12 seconds other than Hendricks has heavy, heavy hands. Fitch will take time off, regroup and make another run. Hendricks has a 7-1 record in the UFC and will be in title contention soon.
Diaz/Cerrone: What a brawl. I was surprised that Cerrone couldn't deal with Diaz's volume punching. Both men showed off granite chins and true gameness. Diaz seems to have turned a corner over the last year and will find himself in title contention soon.
Overeem/Lesnar: Odd fight. Lesnar wouldn't commit to a takedown and paid for it via knees and kicks to the body resulting in a win for Overeem. Overeem presents a real threat to Dos Santos in what should be a true striker vs striker matchup. Congratulations to Brock on his retirement, what an amazing and volatile career that consisted of only eight fights.
The main thing I took from last night was the emergence of contenders across all classes. Overeem, Hendricks, Hettes, Gustaffson and Diaz all have a shot at UFC gold in their respective weight classes. Who will capitalize on this and become the next UFC champion?
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