COMMENTARY:
UFC 167 St Pierre Vs Hendricks was nothing short of exciting and controversial. Rashad and Chael showed up for battle, but Rashad quickly utilized his extraordinary grappling & wrestling skills to get Chael to the ground for a lesson in “Ground N Pound 101” which resulted in a TKO stoppage. Tyron Woodley defeated Josh Koschek with a stunning knockout that brought the audience to it’s feet. But the main event of GSP and Hendricks might have been one of the most controversial fight decisions in recent history. All though the battle lasted the duration of the five rounds with good action throughout, many spectators felt like Hendricks decisively won that fight and was robbed of the title. If the judges were judging via “damage done” criteria, I believe Hendricks should have won that fight as GSP received the worst beating of his professional career. However, when it comes to a championship fight, the challenger HAS to DEFINITIVELY beat the champ via Submission, TKO, or KO as Gustafsson recently discovered first hand in his grueling battle against Jon Jones. GSP retains his title as king of the welter weight division and vaguely announced his retirement from the UFC .
MAIN CARD:
GEORGES ST-PIERRE DEF. JOHNY HENDRICKS [ SPLIT DECISION]
RASHAD EVANS DEF. CHAEL SONNEN [ FIRST-ROUND TKO ]
ROBBIE LAWLER DEF. RORY MACDONALD [ SPLIT DECISION]
TYRON WOODLEY DEF. JOSH KOSCHECK [ FIRST-ROUND KO]
ALI BAGAUTINOV DEF. TIM ELLIOTT [ UNANIMOUS DECISION ]
UNDER CARD:
DONALD CERRONE DEF. EVAN DUNHAM VIA SUBMISSION (TRIANGLE CHOKE)
THALES LEITES DEF. ED HERMAN [ UNANIMOUS DECISION]
RICK STORY DEF. BRIAN EBERSOLE [ UNANIMOUS DECISION]
ERIK PEREZ DEF. EDWIN FIGUEROA [ UNANIMOUS DECISION ]
JASON HIGH DEF. ANTHONY LAPSLEY [ UNANIMOUS DECISION ]
SERGIO PETTIS DEF. WILL CAMPUZANO [ UNANIMOUS DECISION ]
GIAN VILLANTE DEF. CODY DONOVAN [ SECOND-ROUND TKO]
Georges St Pierre post UFC 167