A crowd of 15,894 packed the AO Arena, the main event nearly turned at the third-round bell, and the co-main needed a winner-take-all sixth round to crown a new champion.
MMABarcelos was winning on every card when the fifth-round slam ended his night on a stretcher. Hernandez’s debut lasted less than a minute. The APEX got everything, including the part nobody wanted.
UFCTwo first-time headliners separated by eighteen years, a co-main with real title stakes, the deputy’s debut, and the TUF finals. The APEX hosts the youth movement’s report card Saturday.
BJJThe spectacle delivered more fight than anyone predicted, the co-main delivered less resolution than anyone deserved, and two Opens qualifiers stole the undercard.
MMAOne man is making his first UFC walk. The other is fighting for his job. The internet has its own billing for Saturday’s fight. The sport’s version is better.
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