The MMA Depressed-us: Costa vs. Rockhold FOTY?

2022 may have already provided fans with the MMA Depressed-us’ most perfect fight of all time, when Carla Esparza took the UFC strawweight title…

By: Zane Simon | 9 months ago
The MMA Depressed-us: Costa vs. Rockhold FOTY?
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2022 may have already provided fans with the MMA Depressed-us’ most perfect fight of all time, when Carla Esparza took the UFC strawweight title from Rose Namajunas. But it’s had some other pretty special bouts to catch our eyes. Most recently, a trio of wild contest had us thinking, “Damn, that’s quality MMA Depressed-us material.”

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We’re kicking things off with the ultimate in husky-boi crazy sloppy MMA with Chris Barnett’s amazing comeback win over Jake Collier at UFC 279: Diaz vs. Ferguson, at 8:58. To chase that, we’ve got a fight from just this last weekend, when Trevin Giles fought Louis Cosce at UFC Vegas 60: Sandhagen vs. Song, at 27:42. And finally, we’re wrapping things up with a top tier legendary ‘good-bad’ bout between Paulo Costa and Luke Rockhold at UFC 278, at 43:09.

This time around we’re watching all three of these bouts on ESPN+. For those who want to watch along at home with us, just queue up each video at hit play when Zane says “Go.” If you’re watching the fights on another platform then keep your ears open for Connor who will try and tell you when round 1 begins.

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Zane Simon
Zane Simon

Zane Simon is a senior editor, writer, and podcaster for Bloody Elbow. He has worked with the website since 2013, taking on a wide variety of roles. A lifelong combat sports fan, Zane has trained off & on in both boxing and Muay Thai. He currently hosts the long-running MMA Vivisection podcast, which he took over from Nate Wilcox & Dallas Winston in 2015, as well as the 6th Round podcast, started in 2014. Zane is also responsible for developing and maintaining the ‘List of current UFC fighters’ on Bloody Elbow, a resource he originally developed for Wikipedia in 2010.

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