UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith - Winners and Losers

Stephen R. Sylvanie - USA TODAY SportsUFC 235 turned out to be one of the weirdest cards in quite a while. That doesn’t mean there wasn’t some awesome moments – the slugfest between Pedro Munhoz and Cody Garbrandt, Johnny Walker’s flying knee – but there was far more head scratching than cheering. What the hell was Jon Jones thinking when he kneed a downed Anthony Smith in the head? What happened to Tyron Woodley and who was that imposter in the cage? How the hell could Herb Dean botch two calls so badly in a single fight? Perhaps the most defining moment from the event will be the crowning of Kamaru Usman as the welterweight kingpin. As for the biggest loser of the night, that’s not quite so clear….

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