UFC Utica: Rivera vs. Moraes - Winners and Losers

UFC Utica suffered from a lull once the televised prelims began as five straight contests went to a decision. They weren’t horrible fights, but those fights need to be barnburners if they want to continue to satiate the appetites of blood thirsty fans. The decisions didn’t do that, but the five finishes in a row to close out the card did more than enough to ensure the fans went home happy… that they went home winners.

It’s hard to find a bigger winner on the evening than Marlon Moraes as the former WSOF champion threw a switch kick that landed square on the temple of Rivera. It may not have put Rivera out cold the way Moraes’ KO of Aljamain Sterling did this past winter, but it wasn’t far…