Between an action-packed UFC Vegas 29 card and a feel-good night for MMA’s old guard, there was no shortage of stories to follow on Saturday. What mattered most from the busy combat sports weekend? Let’s hit our five biggest takeaways from a memorable night.
1. We got one
Who else? Who else could’ve lifted us from our malaise and hurled the era of the circus fight into a brick wall? Only Anderson Silva. In a moment in time when MMA is seemingly taking losses to YouTubers on a monthly basis, only “The Spider” could’ve showed up for his big boxing paycheck as a near 5-to-1 underdog then showed out as well.