UFC 186 faced quite a bit of criticism in the build up to the event but when everything was said and done, the fighters did manage to deliver more than was expected from them.
The undercard was boosted by a couple of high ranking women’s fights. Randa Markos, ranked number 6 defeated number 10, Aisling Daly in the first fight of the show while number 3, Alexis Davis easily defeated number 5, Sarah Kaufman later on.
As far as the main card is concerned, we saw Demetrius Johnson reinforce himself at the top while Mighty Mouse made a statement of his return.
Johnson was able to pick up his victory in the latest victories in UFC history at 4 minutes and 59 seconds in the 5th round. Another successful defense, nonetheless, for the flyweight champion. It was a really fun and exciting night although there will always be winners and losers.
Olivier Aubin-Mercier lost his welterweight championship a while ago but ever since he switched to the lightweight division, he is 2-0. He’s just 26 years and he has really managed to impress in the 155 pound category. Michaud was a good opponent and gave Aubin-Mercier a chance to show us what he’s got. Excellent matchmaking here.
The resurgence of Joe Riggs’ career is what brought him back to UFC. But he hasn’t really managed to impress since his return. He managed to land some good strikes and he got Patrick Cote on the mat. But Cote was surprisingly able to win most scrambles on the ground and Riggs just couldn’t control him.
Thomas Almeida was able to pick up a win against Yves Jabouin while Shane Campbell failed to impress against John Makdessi. Makdessi was out for a while and was still able to look great after this lengthy absence. Bisping got one up on Dollaway in their fight which didn’t surprise anyone.
But the match of the night definitely was Demetrius Jackson vs Fabio Maldonado. Maldonado is a great boxer and may have been able to pick up the victory if it was a boxing match. But the extra kicks & knees helped Jackson pick up the win. This is the Rampage that people were waiting to see.