UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier (1/3/2015) - Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

 

UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier

January 3, 2015

Las Vegas, NV (MGM Grand Garden Arena)

 

UFC Light Heavyweight Championship: Jon Jones © (205) vs. Daniel Cormier (205) (eighth defense) - Jones, DEC (unanimous)

Donald Cerrone (155.5) vs. Myles Jury (155.5) - Cerrone, DEC (unanimous)

Brad Tavares (185) vs. Nate Marquardt (185.5) - Tavares, DEC (unanimous)

Kyoji Horiguchi (125) vs. Louis Gaudinot (125) - Horiguchi, DEC (unanimous)

Hector Lombard (170.5) vs. Josh Burkman (171) - NC (Lombard Tested Positive For Desoxymethyltestosterone)

 

Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:

Danny Castillo (156) vs. Paul Felder (156) - Felder, KO (spinning backfist), R2 (2:09)

Marcus Brimage (136) vs. Cody Garbrandt (135.5) - Garbrandt, TKO (punches), R3 (4:50)

Shawn Jordan (261) vs. Jared Cannonier (235) - Jordan, KO (punches), R1 (2:57)

Evan Dunham (155.5) vs. Rodrigo Damm (156) - Dunham, DEC (unanimous)

 

Fight Pass Preliminary Card:

Omari Akhmedov (170.5) vs. Mats Nilsson (171) - Akhmedov, DEC (unanimous)

Alexis Dufresne (138)* vs. Marion Reneau (135.5) - Reneau, DEC (unanimous)

 

*Chose not to reweigh; forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight

 

Event Bonuses ($50,000):

Performance of the Night: Shawn Jordan

Performance of the Night: Paul Felder

Fight of the Night: Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier

 

Attendance: 11,575

Gate: $3.7 million

Buyrate: 800,000

 

Cancelled Bouts:

Ronda Rousey vs. Cat Zingano - Bout Moved to Another Card

Rustam Khabilov vs. Danny Castillo - Khabilov Visa Issues

[Edwin 3,192]

The best main card in a long time. Every fight on it should be good, namely looking forward to Kyoji/Louis.

[TheVileOne 1,588]

Don't want to see it happen, but Cerrone seems due for one of his mental hiccup losses. 

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsT_cJCJi-0

 

I am trying to figure out if Gatsalov would pass UFC drug testing. He is straight out of a comic book.

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

[hammerva 3,166]

I hope that Cormier wins although I am not a huge fan of either one but I am praying that whoever is in the ring with the two takes it easy on the stoppages.  Given how much of a hard on the "best booker in the business"   has for rematches I would hate to see a finish that requires us to go through this in another 9 months

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

Jeremy Botter ‏@jeremybotter 2m

Both men were told that if they crossed the line during the faceoff, their purses would be withheld. So they played it safe.

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

http://instagram.com/p/xX18Z-PA3j/

[Craig H 8,681]

I hope Cormier smashes Jones.

[twiztor 689]

i hope Jones smashes Cormier.

[Shawn411 29]

Cormier is not likeable. He seems uptight all the time. Plus, he always the initiator between him and Jones.

[Kevin Wilson 1,031]

Neither of them are likable, which is why on one hand it has been interesting to watch but on the other hand I really don't want an immediate rematch as I think it would burn everyone out at some point.

[Hollywood Cibernetico 216]

I like both guys. I like that Jon Jones is just a natural heel without him even trying to be. The only thing missing from Jones' act is a pair of smug suspenders. Hearing about their first encounter from both guys- DC came off as up-tight. DC is a HUGE mark for himself while Jones is having fun. Having fun means you are going to make friends and rivals. This is going to be a good fight. I want to see DC win it as I want to know there is someone who can take it to Jones. I want to see a really good fight. However, I feel like this is going to be like the Jones/Evans fight were the distance and overall length of Jones pretty much neurtralized Rashad Evans.

[Edwin 3,192]

I want to see DC win it as I want to know there is someone who can take it to Jones.

[twiztor 689]

i am interested in seeing Jones face the winner of Gus/Rumble.

i am not interested in seeing Cormier fight because, for the most part, he's not very interesting. the Jones "feud" seems to give him a personality when before he didn't have any.

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

We got to stop with the "no personality" narrative. Are you fuckers expecting fighters to be mid-80s Roddy Piper? Just stop for the sake of sanity.

[Craig H 8,681]

We got to stop with the "no personality" narrative. Are you fuckers expecting fighters to be mid-80s Roddy Piper? Just stop for the sake of sanity.

This.

[epwar 299]

KOTY candidate on the first show of 2015?  RIP Danny Castillo.

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

KOTY candidate on the first show of 2015?  RIP Danny Castillo.

 

It was a bad omen when he came out to "Lost One" by Jay-Z. Signed his own death warrant. Then, he went out and got frozen in carbonite.

[Edwin 3,192]

KOTY candidate on the first show of 2015?

Agreed.

 

Also Garbrandt put a pretty brutal beating in that third round against Brimage.

 

Plus Alexis Dufresne made Roxanne Modaferri's stand up look like Tyrone Spong.

[Elsalvajeloco 4,620]

I am trying to remember if Michelle Nicolini was as bad as Dufresne in her Legacy FC fight. It's close.

[Zero 210]

This card is dragging other then the KO. I really hope this main event delivers. 

[epwar 299]

I'm fighting to stay awake and Nate Marquardt is up next?  Damn my life.

[Edwin 3,192]

This card is going exactly I didn't expect it to.

 

Horiguchi vs. Gaudinot was the fight I was looking forward to the most and even that was a letdown. Glad Horiguchi was able to pull off the win though.

[Zero 210]

I barely made it through that fight, my eyes were getting heavier then Tim Sylvia.