Demian Maia Outclasses Ryan LaFlare
As expected, Demian Maia was able to out-grapple Ryan LaFlare before gassing out hard in the fifth round.
LaFlare was mounted in the first four rounds. In the fifth, Maia was so tired he resorted to laying on the ground a la his fight with Anderson Silva and eventually large John McCarthy deducted a point in the fifth, but it wasn’t enough to change the decision since Maia clearly won the first four rounds. Maia needs to avoid five rounders in the future. He doesn’t finish and he doesn’t have cardio, even when he’s on top the whole time.
Josh Koscheck continued to look like he didn’t want to be in the cage as he was guillotined by Erick Silva. Koscheck has now dropped five in a row, which is a lot, even for a guy who is taking fights on short notice.
In other fighters-who-obviously-need-to retire news, Shayna Baszler’s pre-fight complaints about not getting enough respect turned out to unmerited as she went down after receiving a leg kick.
Gilbert Burns looked terrible, against late replacement Alex Oliveira, but was able to sink an armbar in the third to avoid the massive upset.
On the undercard, Drew Dober lost after not tapping at all and not being in any trouble. Word on Twitter was that the referee was the victor Leandro Silva’s training partner. Not sure if that’s the case, but these Brazilian athletic commissions are a joke. The judges are a joke, the drug testing is a joke, the refs are a joke.
Full results below, courtesy of Wikipedia:
Welterweight: Demian Maia def. Ryan LaFlare by Unanimous Decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) 55:00
Welterweight: Erick Silva def. Josh Koscheck by Submission (guillotine choke) at 14:21
Lightweight: Leonardo Santos def. Tony Martin by Submission (rear-naked choke) 22:29
Women’s Bantamweight: Amanda Nunes def. Shayna Baszler by TKO (leg kick and punches) at 11:56
Lightweight: Gilbert Burns def. Alex Oliveira by Submission (armbar) at 34:14
Featherweight: Godofredo Castro def. Andre Fili by Submission (flying triangle choke)[11] 13:14
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 2)
Lightweight: Francisco Trinaldo def. Akbarh Arreola by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) 35:00
Featherweight: Kevin Souza def. Katsunori Kikuno by KO (punch) at 11:31
Lightweight: Leandro Silva def. Drew Dober by Technical Submission (guillotine choke) at 22:45
Lightweight: Leonardo Mafra def. Cain Carrizosa by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27) at 35:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight: Christos Giagos def. Jorge de Oliveira by Submission (rear-naked choke) at 13:12
Flyweight: Fredy Serrano def. Bentley Syler by KO (punch) at 31:34