T.J. Dillashaw and Joe Soto the main event in UFC 177
Last night the Ultimate Fighting Championship held without a doubt its’ most unexpected cards to date. This card was riddled with road block after road block and still the UFC and its fighters proved why they are truly the top dogs in the fight game.
The main event was reshuffled due to an injury of Renan Barao that happened just a day before the fight and was saved by a man making his UFC Bantamweight debut in Joe Soto as he took on incumbent T.J. Dillashaw who was set and prepped to defend his 135 lbs. crown again Barao in a rematch from UFC 173. I would also like to congratulate Joe Soto on his performance against T.J. because he showed he could hang with the big boys and could be a threat in the Bantamweight division for years to come.
This card was considered “cursed” by many and the argument could be made for that but the fighters on this card were definitely out to exorcise those demons from the Sleep Train Arena and did they ever get rid of the demons from this card. The night was punctuated by four epic KOs, two submissions, and two fights going to the judges score cards. These fights were not only entertaining but were great examples of all facets of sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
For all the hardships the card for UFC 177 had not only did the company and its fighters stepped up and like Babe Ruth in the 1932 World Series called their shot and knocked it out of the park!
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