UFC 224 is in the books, and it is where Amanda Nunes defended her bantamweight title in a one-sided affair against Raquel Pennington. There were also some very nice finishes earlier on in the event, and you can check below for a rundown of all the pros and cons for each of the main card bouts.
Here’s a quick twitter thread with a brief recap and analysis that’s fitting for people’s social media era attention spans:
MACHIDA KARATE KID KOs BELFORT
PROS: THAT FRONT KICK. The call out of Bisping, which I’d like to see instead of them being fed to youngsters. Belfort getting a nice reception during his retirement speech.
CONS: I think I was almost a decade too late. https://t.co/vctNCSvu4Z
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
WELCOME TO THE MACHIDA ERA
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) May 13, 2018
LINEKER KO’s KELLEHER
PROS: NO CONS, WE HAD LINKER VIOLENCE. YOU CANNOT BEAT LINEKER, YOU CAN ONLY SURVIVE HIM.https://t.co/XVokaq4M5s
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
JOHN FUCKING LINEKER THE PUNCHER GODKING
— The Troys are back in town (@pdlmma) May 13, 2018
DERN CLUB ’N SUBS COOPER
PROS: BIG overhand right dropped Cooper, and she quickly got mount, back, and the choke. That would’ve been a star making performance had she not had those weight woes.
CONS: Please make weight next time. 7 lbs is just inexcusable.
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
GASTELUM EDGES JACARE
PROS: VERY close fight, but at the end of the day, Gastelum just had more in the tank
CONS: Gastelum was still fresh, but fought too safe and almost gave that fight away by not letting his hands go against a gassed opponent. Also, https://t.co/jQv4yadaSh
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
NUNES TKOs PENNINGTON
PROS: Nunes did what she had to and won a one sided fight.
CONS: MMA cornermen continue to be truly bad at protecting fighters. Pennington said she’s done, but coaches still didn’t stop it. She was bloodied & quickly finished after https://t.co/rDEnyAYcin
— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
Pennington doesn’t really have an avenue for a victory. She has a broken nose and can only injure her leg even more. How about you do your job and protect your fighter?
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) May 13, 2018
UFC 224 OVERALL:
PROS: Lots of good finishes early in the card. Shogun/Hendo fight being added to the HOF. That Dragon Kick.⁰⁰
CONS: Pennington’s cornermen. Reebok wardrobe malfunction. Apparently many in the crowd left before the main event too.— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) May 13, 2018
And that’s about it. For more social media musings, follow me on twitter over at @antontabuena, and of course you should do that for Bloody Elbow’s official twitter account as well.
Check out fighters’ twitter reactions along with more of our UFC 224 coverage below:
- They said what?! Pros react to Amanda Nunes’ beatdown of Raquel Pennington at UFC 224
- They said what?! Pros react to Kelvin Gastelum’s thrilling win at UFC 224
- UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington results and post-fight analysis
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