UFC Fight NIght 35

[Liverlips]

Luke Rockhold vs. Constantinos Philippou
Lorenz Larkin vs. Brad Tavares
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Mike Easton
Derek Brunson vs. Yoel Romero
John Moraga vs. Dustin Ortiz
Cole Miller vs. Sam Sicilia
preliminary CARD
FOX Sports 1, 5 p.m. ET
Justin Edwards vs. Ramsey Nijem
Elias Silverio vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg
Brian Houston vs. Trevor Smith
Alptekin Ozkilic vs. Louis Smolka

preliminary CARD
UFC Fight Pass, 4 p.m. ET
Vinc Pichel vs. Garett Whiteley
Charlie Brenneman vs. Beneil Dariush

 

[Liverlips]

Trevor Smith with a nice caste win over Brian Houston.

 

[Hawkeye2]

That should not have been a slit decision. Smith clearly won rounds 1 and 3, and would have won round 2 had he not overreacted to a cut and tried numerous times for a takedown without setting it up with punches first.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Vallie-Flagg will never be a contender, because he can't wrestler. I don't understand why people with MT and BJJ background think they'll have success in MMA. Wrestling is the base, if you're not at least a good high school wrestler you won't last in MMA.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Only two white wrestler on this card. Dillashaw and Smith. Dana white wouldn't sign Ben Askren despite the fact that Askren dominated his opponents in Bellator, and would destroy most of UFCs welterweights and middleweights.

 

[Liverlips]

Yeah, Askren is the man and could have taken over for GSP. Dana has something against him.

 

[Liverlips]

Not sure why but Cole Miller is my least favorite white UFC fighter. I don't think he is very good and he talks a lot of s**t.

 

[Liverlips]

He has been calling out Conor McGregor and will now likely get him .. and get KO'd or tapped.

 

[Old Scratch]

As soon as the scores were read as a split decision I knew that that Ortiz kid lost because he looks full white.

 

[Liverlips]

Not impressed with either Brunson or Romero. I saw a washed up Chris Leben beat Brudnson last year (but got screwed with a SD).

 

[Hawkeye2]

I was saying the same thing, neither one has a very good gas tank. Brunson beat Chris Leban, one of the worst fighters in MMA history. Romero is 35 so I think he should be cut, he's too old to be fighting MMA. They'll probably give Brunson another can, and then he'll fight someone legit and lose.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Dillashaw dominated Easton.

 

[Liverlips]

Dillashaw will be champ at 135 - maybe even by the end of 2014. He is that good.

 

[Liverlips]

I imagine Dillashaw will get Wineland next (assuming Eddie beat hype-job Yves Jabuoin). Don't like it when two whites fight each other but the match makes sense.

 

[Liverlips]

Hope Tavares smashes this sucka'.

 

[Hawkeye2]

I have Taverez winning two rounds to 1, but I wouldn't be shocked at a bs decision.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Good win by Taveres, I love fighters that throw leg kicks. If I was him, I wouldn't have bothered with those takedowns.

 

[Hawkeye2]

The brothers went 0-4 tonight.

 

[Liverlips]

I think Rockhold takes this.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Rockholds has a tough fight tonight. Phillpou is a very good boxer.

 

[Liverlips]

Hah - yeah not a good night for them. Romero's comeback was pretty impressive though he is not top 10 at 185.

 

[Liverlips]

Hahaha .. Costa coming in to Twisted Sister .. sweet.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Nice kick by Rockhold, that didn't take long.

 

[Hawkeye2]

Rockhold get knockout of this night for that liver
kick.

 

[Liverlips]

Another nice win for Rockhold. He has now beaten 3 of the top 10 guys at 185. Not sure a Vitor rematch makes sense right now but definitely Bisping if he gets by Kennedy.