UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis (11/3/2018) - New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)

[Elsalvajeloco]

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis 
November 3, 2018
New York, NY (Madison Square Garden)

UFC Heavyweight Championship: Daniel Cormier © (251) vs. Derrick Lewis (264.6) (first defense) - Cormier, SUB (rear naked choke), R2 (2:14)
Chris Weidman (186) vs. Ronaldo Souza (185.5) - Souza, KO (punch), R3 (2:46)
David Branch (185.5) vs. Jared Cannonier (184.5) - Cannonier, TKO (punches), R2 (0:29)
Karl Roberson (184.5) vs. Jack Marshman (185.4) - Roberson, DEC (unanimous)
Derek Brunson (186) vs. Israel Adesanya (185) - Adesanya, TKO (strikes), R1 (4:51)

Fox Sports 1 Preliminary Card:
Jason Knight (146) vs. Jason Rinaldi (146) - Rinaldi, DEC (unanimous)
Sijara Eubanks (127.2)* vs. Roxanne Modafferi (125.5) - Eubanks, DEC (unanimous)
Julio Arce (145) vs. Sheymon Moraes (146) - Moraes, DEC (split)
Ben Saunders (170.5) vs. Lyman Good (170) - Good, KO (punches), R1 (1:32)

Fight Pass Preliminary Card:
Matt Frevola (155.5) vs. Landon Vannata (155.5) - DRAW (majority)
Shane Burgos (145.5) vs. Kurt Holobaugh (145) - Burgos, SUB (armbar), R1 (2:11)
Adam Wieczorek (232) vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima (253) - Lima, DEC (unanimous)

*Forfeits 20% of purse for missing weight

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Israel Adesanya
Performance of the Night: Jared Cannonier
Fight of the Night: Chris Weidman vs. Ronaldo Souza

Attendance: 17,011
Gate: $2.84 million
Buyrate: 250,000

Cancelled Fights:
Yoel Romero vs. Paulo Henrique Costa - Romero Withdrew 
Valentina Shevchenko vs. Sijara Eubanks - Shevchenko Moved to Another Card 
Dustin Poirier vs. Nate Diaz - Injury to Poirier (Hip) 
Brian Kelleher vs. Domingo Pilarte - Injury to Pilarte 
Lyman Good vs. Sultan Aliev - Injury to Aliev 
Luke Rockhold vs. Chris Weidman - Injuries to Rockhold 
Ronaldo Souza vs. David Branch - Souza Moved to Another Bout 
Ruslan Magomedov vs. Marcos Rogério de Lima - Magomedov Visa Issues 
Brian Kelleher vs. Montel Jackson - Kelleher Removed Due to Illness

Edited February 22, 2020 by Elsalvajeloco

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[jaedmc]

More excited for this than Connor/Khabib.

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[J.T.]

21 hours ago, jaedmc said:

More excited for this than Connor/Khabib.

It is an intriguing fight name wise but I don't think the Beast has the gas tank or the grappling skills to take DC's belt, unless Daniel get's really sloppy and allows the Beast to land one of those murderous right hands when it looks like he's wilting when he's actually in recovery.

I'd watch lots of tape from the Alexander Volkov fight and try to raise my Fight IQ.  Being able to the difference between when Lewis is tired and when he is TIRED will win the fight.

[kenyabaxterZXW]

 

[The Natural]

Glad I woke up to watch the show live. Truly historic.

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[jaedmc]

Cormier added another 5 lbs from the Stipe fight to come in at 251.2.

Enjoying that heavyweight life.

 

[The Natural]

5 minutes ago, jaedmc said:

Cormier added another 5 lbs from the Stipe fight to come in at 251.2.

Enjoying that heavyweight life.

 

 

 

[AxB]

If he's absolutely sure this is the penultimate fight of his career, and that the money match for his final bout is also at heavyweight... why not? Unless he gets so big it impairs his performance or something. 

[Elsalvajeloco]

So everyone made weight during the actual weigh ins this morning except Sijara Eubanks and Brian Kelleher. If Roxy doesn't win, I'm guessing the person who faces the Joanna/Valentina winner is whoever is victorious in the Chookagian vs. Eye bout.

[The Natural]

8 minutes ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

So everyone made weight during the actual weigh ins this morning except Sijara Eubanks and Brian Kelleher. If Roxy doesn't win, I'm guessing the person who faces the Joanna/Valentina winner is whoever is victorious in the Chookagian vs. Eye bout.

UFC dodged a bullet there because Shevchenko vs. Eubanks for the UFC Women's Flyweight Championship was going to main event this show until Cormier vs. Lewis saved the day.

[The Natural]

14 minutes ago, AxB said:

If he's absolutely sure this is the penultimate fight of his career, and that the money match for his final bout is also at heavyweight... why not? Unless he gets so big it impairs his performance or something. 

I'm happy for DC as I'm a fan of his.

[TheVileOne]

It's pretty obvious UFC was not serious about that match-up and it was nothing more than a placeholder. As for Eubanks, not the most professional way to stick it to her critics she was upset with after she got put on this card. 

[twiztor]

yeah, if Sijara won this in anything other than terrible fashion, i could have easily seen her getting the next shot at the belt. but with missing weight.......nah.

[ka-to]

MSG/UFC cut ticket prices today. 200s went from $156 yesterday to $86 today.

[Execproducer]

9 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

 If Roxy doesn't win, I'm guessing the person who faces the Joanna/Valentina winner is whoever is victorious in the Chookagian vs. Eye bout.

I like Roxy. She lives in the same apartment complex as I do and I'm pulling for her to win. But for her health, she doesn't need to be anywhere near Joanna or Valentina. 

[DreamBroken]

Weight miss sucks, but I'm still rooting for Sijara after all she's been through since making the TUF Final but not getting to compete last year.

[Elsalvajeloco]

 

[AxB]

8 hours ago, DreamBroken said:

Weight miss sucks, but I'm still rooting for Sijara after all she's been through since making the TUF Final but not getting to compete last year.

Wasn't the reason that she didn't get to fight because she was taken ill while trying to cut too much weight? After she had severe difficulty ,making weight on the show?