UFC 166 Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III: Results

Main Card Results:

Main Event: (C) Cain Velasquez def. #1 Junior Dos Santos via TKO (Round 5)

Co-Main Event: #2 Daniel Cormier def. #9 Roy Nelson via Unanimous Decision

#2 Gilbert Melendez def. Diego Sanchez via Unanimous Decision

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Shawn Jordan via Knockout (Round 1)

#2 John Dodson def. Darrell Montague via Knockout (Round 1)

Preliminary Card Results:

#9 Tim Boetsch def. CB Dollaway via Split-Decision

Hector Lombard def. Nate Marquardt via Knockout (Round 1)

Jessica Eye def. #2 Sarah Kaufman via Split-Decision

KJ Noons def. George Sotiropoulos via Unanimous Decision

Adlan Amagov def. TJ Waldburger via Knockout (Round 1)

Tony Ferguson def. Mike Rio via Submission (D’Arce Choke/Round 1)

Andre Fili def. Jeremy Larsen via TKO (Round 2)

Kyoji Horiguchi def. Dustin Pague via TKO (Round 2)

Of The Night Awards:

Fight of the Night: Melendez/Sanchez

Knockout of the Night: Dodson

Submission of the Night: Ferguson

10 Things We Learned:

• Cain Velasquez is the undisputed “baddest man on the planet”
• Junior Dos Santos has heart like no other
• Daniel Cormier is too fast for 99.9% of Heavyweights in MMA
• Gilbert Melendez vs Diego Sanchez, just wow.
• Judging can be impotent at times (but we knew that)
• CB Dollaway is underrated
• Jessica Eye is one of the very best women in MMA
• KJ Noons’ UFC career will stay alive
• Adlan Amagov is vicious
• Andre Fili and Kyoji Horiguchi are ready for UFC level competition 

Chris’ Prediction Results (This Year): 25-13

Chris’ Predictions Results (This Event): 10-3

Correct Picks: Kyoji Horiguchi, Andre Fili, Tony Ferguson, Adlan Amagov, Hector Lombard, Tim Boetsch, John Dodson, Gilbert Melendez, Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez

Dan’s Prediction Results (This Year): 12-7

Dan’s Prediction Results (This Event): 10-3

Correct Picks: Kyoji Horiguchi, Andre Fili, Tony Ferguson, KJ Noons, Hector Lombard, Tim Boetsch, John Dodson, Gilbert Melendez, Daniel Cormier, Cain Velasquez

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