The UFC’s debut on ESPN was, overall, a thrilling card with a plethora of memorable moments, but it seemed to lose steam during the final two bouts.
The main event, in which Olympic gold medalist – and Tito Ortiz spirit animal – Henry Cejudo controversially stopped T.J. Dillashaw within seconds, seemed to be an anticlimactic end to what was a highly anticipated champion vs. champion bout.
Leading into that mess was Greg Hardy, who tried to Big Football Man his way through a determined Allen Crowder, only to find that Crowder did not fall down as easily as some of his earlier opponents.