The “Aussie-Kiwi” Mark Hunt also had a large pay difference from his opponent, taking in $700,000 against Brock Lesnar, who’s first fight in the Octagon in five years saw him net $2.5 million.
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Two title fights, Brock Lesnar and the GOAT.
But a little over a year into its anti-doping cooperation with Usada, the organisation is still getting to grips with performance-enhancing substances, as evidenced by Diaz’s comments about the Jones test at a news conference on Thursday. They reset. Again Tate ducks under a punch and gets low on Nunes, and now Nunes throws her down and barely misses a knee that would have been illegal. Cormier (18-1), who is the current UFC light heavyweight champion, used his size and superior wrestling skills to ride out a decision over the past his prime former middleweight kingpin Silva (33-8).
Tate then quickly submitted to a rear-naked choke from Nunes.
Although there was a lot of buzz surrounding the once in a lifetime matchup, the fight was a complete dud as fan booed Cormier for laying on Silva most of the fight.
Amanda Nunes celebrates her victory over Miesha Tate during the UFC 200 event in Las Vegas, US.
Brock Lesnar made history in his return to the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
What does it mean, going forward? When asked about the future, he would only say, “Aw, one day at a time”. He proved his point. Overall, numerous fights throughout the entire fight card delivered.
“You can write what you want to write, but I think I’m the toughest son of a b**** and I’m top 10 and it puts me right in the game”. On Saturday night, he was a survivor.
Former heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez returned to the Octagon on Saturday night after more than a year away. I took him down. However, in his last fight in February, he took Michael Bisping to the limit before losing a decision. In the end, the fight went the entire three-round distance, with Lesnar winning by a score of 29-27 on all three judges’ cards and picking up the unanimous decision. Silva won the applause of the crowd for his gritty survival.
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If UFC 200 served as any indication of what to expect when the UFC debuts at Madison Square Garden on November 12, it’s to expect the unexpected.
