Hindsight - UFC Utica: Rivera vs. Moraes in retrospect

UFC Utica wasn’t a very heavily hyped event. In fact, many were unaware it was even taking place given its unique timeslot on a Saturday. What we got was a bit of everything. The good was the highlight reel KO in the main event. The weird was covered when a fighter knocked himself out. The bad was…well, there wasn’t really anything bad. I suppose you could replace that with the blasé. Nonetheless, an event took place which means tectonic plates were shifted within the confines of the UFC. As always, Bloody Elbow has you covered.

Here’s a breakdown of every contest on UFC Utica. I’ll cover the important parts of the fight, some of the techniques I noticed that were either effective or…