Good performance from Stipe, clinch work was on point, gave D.C fuck all to work with inside and even landed the better strikes on the break a few times.
That poke was deliberate though, no doubt about it, Goddard is a shit ref and shouldn’t be let near a UFC main event.
Cormier looked like he didn’t want to be there a few times throughout the fight, did well to hang on at at he end of the 2nd, would have liked to see him go out on a win but Stipe fought a great fight, deliberate poke aside.
I rewatched the O’Malley Chito fight and at about 2:55 left in the first Chito hits him with a low kick right above the knee and immediately after that you can notice that Suga’s right leg began to show signs of discomfort and as he continues to move around it gets worse. Good win for Vera, but it’ll be overshadowed by O’Malley’s injury. Plus, it looks like he might’ve went out for a second during the finish, it’s hard to tell and it still feels a bit premature but his leg was meat.
On the money man, he didn’t do that to himself, Chito kicked the leg out from under him, can’t remember which nerve it is but it will fuck you up big time if it’s hit in the right spot.
O’ Malley has no ground game and he has the frame of a 12 year old girl, he is a sniper on the feet but there is no way he gets near the top at 135, he needs to put a bit of muscle on that frame, he’s got no durability.
His song and dance routine afterwards was pathetic as well, guaranteed he gives Vera no credit down the road either, seems like a little prick, was the highlight of the night for me watching him get humbled.
Thats 2 UFC pets in a couple of weeks now that have got put away, was great to watch.