If Saturday night’s fight night in Fortaleza was any indication, the UFC on ESPN era is going to spoil us. Of the 13 bouts, eight of them — including the last five on the main card — ended in finishes. Four of them were so close that the judges couldn’t agree on what they’d just watched. Only one of them was a sustained beatdown, which was Geraldo de Freitas’ victory over Felipe Corales, and even those guys had a fun exchange at the weigh-ins.
It was the perfect blend of parity and disparity, explosive statements and subtle nudges, botched punts and in-cage worm dances.