Last night was spectacular. Prelims were a little hit or miss, particularly that Howard-Pendred bout, but that main card... Was super stoked when Pickett came out of the gates tearing Almeida up, but that fucking knee! Second fight was just decisive. Bermudez and Stephens was one of the better slugfests I've seen in recent years only to be capped off by another fucking knee Street Fighter style. Really impressed by Lawler to be able to hang in there, but also not surprised by Rory not being able to finish him off. Lawler seriously needed to stop talking there at the end, his lip was one of the nastier things I've seen since Silva's leg snapping. And that final fight, Sinead O'fucking Connor. How can you lose when Sinead O'Connor comes out and sings for you? And why is America's equivalent to Sinead O'Connor fucking Aaron Lewis? Did they blow all of their live music budget on Sinead O'Connor and couldn't afford anyone better? McGregor's takedown defense was decent, but he was a little sloppy in the tussle when trying to get it back to standing up, but generally impressed by the guy. I generally think of him as just a boxer, but the fact that he hung in there with Mendes on top of him despite those nasty nasty elbows. Seriously, I thought that when he won the fight that that was just the round ending and my heart sunk, afraid that Mendes was going to be able to right himself and get back in control. But McGregor's ability to push the fight when they were standing up was overall impressive and Mendes cardio seemed weak. I started thinking McGregor was the real deal when he just dismantled Siver and now really want to see him up against Frankie Edgar or Aldo. And love the shit talking at the end towards Aldo.
