by King Hazard
Another sweet victory goes to UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey thanks to her rapid hands and knees that put a stop to former Olympic silver medalist Sara McMann in the very first round at UFC 170, which took place tonight at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main event between Rousey and McMann was fairly short, but within a few seconds of round one, it was an all out war that went back and forth. Surprisingly, both female fighters avoided going for a takedown, but Rousey managed to fire up a few more strikes than McMann in a clinch. Rousey landed solid elbows, but it was her second knee to the liver that ultimately finished the fierce McMann. Referee Herb Dean was forced to step in and stop the fight at 1:06 since McMann was on the ground in severe pain, unable to defend herself. This marks the ninth straight win for Rousey and her first one by TKO in the UFC.
As for the co-main event between Daniel Cormier and Patrick Cummins, well, that was a complete dud. But did anyone really expect the newcomer to take Cormier out in light heavyweight? I don’t think so. Cormier looked amazing and pretty much dominated Cummins with hard right hand strikes, including an uppercut in the first round. Cummins turtled up and good ol’ Dean stopped the fight at 1:19. Let’s just say he pretty much made him pay for the things he said earlier. I guess Cummins can go back to the coffee shop now, there’s absolutely no future for this guy in the UFC.
And for the rest of the results for UFC 170, you can continue reading right below.
UFC 170 Main Card (PPV)
Women’s Bantamweight Ronda Rousey (c) def. Sara McMann TKO (knee to the body)
Light Heavyweight Daniel Cormier def. Patrick Cummins TKO (punches)
Welterweight Rory MacDonald def. Demian Maia Decision (unanimous)
Welterweight Mike Pyle def. TJ Waldburger TKO (punches and elbows)
Welterweight Stephen Thompson def. Robert Whittaker TKO (punches)
Preliminary card (Fox Sports 1)
Women’s Bantamweight Alexis Davis def. Jessica Eye Decision (split)
Bantamweight Raphael Assunção def. Pedro Munhoz Decision (unanimous)
Bantamweight Aljamain Sterling def. Cody Gibson Decision (unanimous)
Flyweight Zach Makovsky def. Josh Sampo Decision (unanimous)
Preliminary card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Erik Koch def. Rafaello Oliveira TKO (punches)
Lightweight Ernest Chavez def. Yosdenis Cedeno Decision (split)
Bonus Awards
Fight of The Night: Rory MacDonald vs. Demian Maia
Performance of the Night: Ronda Rousey and Stephen Thompson
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