Elsalvajeloco Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs. Faber May 16, 2015Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines (Mall of Asia Arena)Frankie Edgar (146) vs. Urijah Faber (146) - Edgar, DEC (unanimous)Gegard Mousasi (185) vs. Costas Philippou (186) - Mousasi, DEC (unanimous)Mark Muñoz (186) vs. Luke Barnatt (185) - Muñoz, DEC (unanimous)Hyun Gyu Lim (171) vs. Neil Magny (171) - Magny, TKO (punches), R2 (1:24)Phillipe Nover (145) vs. Yui Chul Nam (146) - Nover, DEC (split)Mark Eddiva (145) vs. Levan Makashvili (145) - Makashvili, DEC (split)Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:Tae Hyun Bang (156) vs. Jon Tuck (156) - Tuck, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (3:56)Lipeng Zhang (155) vs. Kajan Johnson (155) - Johnson, DEC (unanimous)Jingliang Li (171) vs. Dhiego Lima (170) - Li, KO (punches), R1 (1:25)Guangyou Ning (135) vs. Royston Wee (137)* - Ning, TKO (strikes), R2 (4:59)Fight Pass Preliminary Card:Roldan Sangcha-an (126) vs. Jon Delos Reyes (125) - Delos Reyes, SUB (rear naked choke), R1 (3:13)Nolan Ticman (126) vs. Zhikui Yao (125) - Yao, DEC (split)*Chose not to reweigh; forfeits 20% of purse for missing weightEvent Bonuses ($50,000):Performance of the Night: Jon TuckPerformance of the Night: Neil MagnyFight of the Night: Roldan Sangcha-an vs. Jon Delos ReyesAttendance: 13,446Rating: 575,000 viewersCancelled Bouts:Jingliang Li vs. Roger Zapata - Injury to ZapataMark Eddiva vs. Alex White - Injury to White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Top 4 matches are all really solid. I really think Edgar is going to smash Faber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 11, 2015 Author Share Posted May 11, 2015 I think Edgar is going to win too, but I think it would help out the FW division tremendously if it was an exciting fight. Plus, we really haven't had too many legit Fight of the Year candidates especially ones with big stakes this year. I hope this one turns out that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitlick Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Wow surprisingly good card. Didn't know it was happening so soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Is this a Fight Pass Card or will it be broadcast on one of the Fox Sports channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 First two fights are on Fight Pass starting at 7 a.m. ET The rest is on FS1 starting at 8 a.m. ET with the main card starting at 10 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Lim vs. Magny is actually a fight I'm really excited about. I mean, Magny's not beating world beaters or anything, but getting seven wins in a row is still like seven wins a row. That has to move up him big time. Lim really impressed me in his fight against Saffiedine, which is a very underrated performance. I want to see if he's sharpened up his striking, can check leg kicks now, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin877 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Did Dhiego Lima not get punched in the face prior to being in the UFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 16, 2015 Author Share Posted May 16, 2015 Ok, the Munoz promo made me misty-eyed. That was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Wilson Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 No one has said a word about the main event, was it that bad or just nothing special? Wasn't sure if i needed to track it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hail Sabin Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Haven't watched it yet will in the next 12 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 No one has said a word about the main event, was it that bad or just nothing special? Wasn't sure if i needed to track it down. It was fun for the first two and a half rounds. After the first couple rounds, you see the pattern developing. Edgar fought a good fight. Faber...not so much. He couldn't get Edgar down or catch him in a scramble so he really didn't have a plan past that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 To be completely honest, the crowd never got to the same level after the Munoz bout and retirement ceremony. The Mousasi fight was in the cool down spot. They tried to get back up for the main event, but there was nothing exciting enough to warrant the same reaction as the Munoz fight. That hurt the quality of the main event a bit. Hell, the Delos Reyes vs. Sangcha-an fight had more heat than the main and deservedly won the Fight of the Night. The problem was Faber showed probably too much respect to Edgar in the middle of the fight. A Urijah Faber without the threat to takedown, quickly submit, or catch someone with a good right hand is basically end-of-his-WEC featherweight run, improvising Urijah Faber. Yeah, that guy is going to lose every round to today's version of Frankie Edgar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Neil Magny really needs someone in the top 10 next. He's got the best winning streak in the division right now. It's a deeper division, but it's still seven straight wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 I'd expect him to get someone up there. The Lim fight and performance was good enough to earn that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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