MMA Analysis

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This past Saturday, Bellator and UFC held events.  Both were pretty solid shows. The Rifleman has some takeaways:

Weight
Mackenzie Dern defeated Amanda Cooper via RNC. The story here is Dern missed weight (116 lbs.) by 7 pounds - she weighed 123 lbs.

Via Twitter:
The trend continues. Every fighter this year that has missed weight but goes on to compete in the UFC, wins. #UFC224
- @SandhuMMA

This is twice that Dern has missed 115 lbs. Perhaps she should fight at 125 or 135.

The real idiots are those who were online implying Dern is overweight.  Ideal female weight charts for 5'3" is 107 - 140 lbs. More women this size would mean a healthier society. 


Left Hands
Ryan Bader crushed "King Mo" with a hard left hook which set up the finish.
Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos finished Sean Strickland via spinning head kick... which was set up by a good left jab. Dos Santos had been using that left effectively prior to the final setup.
John Lineker defeated Brian Kelleher via R3 KO using a left hook.
Warlley Alves defeated Sultan Aliev via R3 TKO. Aliev was unable to answer the round due to his eye being swollen shut.  The culprit? A left hook in R2.
Aaron Pico def. Lee Morrison by KO - left hook body shot.


Basics
Chiek Kongo defeated Javy Ayala via hook block + straight right for a KO.
Lyoto Machida defeated Vitor Belfort via front kick.
Perez, Ramos, Dern, and Piccolotti all won with RNC.


By The Numbers
19 fights
3 decisions
6 submissions (all chokes)
10 KO or TKO.


What did you learn or notice?


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