As soon as UFC on ESPN+ 5 wraps up later tonight (Sat., Mar. 16, 2019) from inside O2 Arena in London, England, fight fans can check out the live post-fight press conference video above for all the best reaction and official bonus winners. On a night that features a main event clash between former UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till and perennial contender Jorge Masvidal, a co-headliner pitting submission specialist Gunnar Nelson against surging English welterweight contender Leon Edwards, a bantamweight matchup between rising prospect Nathaniel Wood and streaking scrapper Jose Alberto Quinonez, and a crucial light heavyweight showdown between former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and undefeated sensation Dominick Reyes, there will be a lot to talk about after the action winds down. The post-fight presser is scheduled to go live at 7:15 p.m. ET, and feature the biggest winners and losers from the card. For complete UFC London results and coverage click here.<doc-sep>WOW! Who saw that coming? Darren Till and Jorge Masvidal put on a great fight for as long as it lasted in the UFC London main event. It had everything! A running kick to Till’s groin inside of four seconds, a knockdown by Till on Masvidal just a few seconds after the restart, plenty of great back-and-forth exchanges, and then a lethal second-round KO from Masvidal to stun the home fans. Till was out before he hit the canvas, having been cracked by a leaping left hook that stiffened his whole body. That is a huge win for Masvidal against a recent title challenger. He was coming off more than a year’s worth of inactivity, hadn’t won in two years, and he overcame his frequent “I got knocked down in round one” moment to largely outstrike Darren up until the KO. As for Till, that’s another hammerblow for his career. He went from rising star to thoroughly embarrassed by Tyron Woodley to completely flattened in this fight. Masvidal has more layers to his striking than Till, and I think it’s fair to say that Till’s defense is historically not good. We can trace his issues as far back as the Nicolas Dalby bout. And I wouldn’t have been surprised if those body kicks from Jorge had taken a toll on his cardio already. Oh yeah, and before I published this, shit just got real between Jorge and Leon Edwards. Welp. Main Card Leon Edwards is for real. “Rocky” outstruck Gunnar Nelson and showcased impressive takedown defense and grappling that rendered Gunni ineffective for much of the contest. Edwards nearly KO’d Nelson with a wicked elbow and punches in round two, and survived Nelson’s full mount in the final minute of the fight to take a split decision. The judge who gave Nelson two rounds is presumably blind. Edwards has won seven straight and called out the winner of Darren Till vs. Jorge Masvidal, saying he didn’t understand why Ben Askren was even there. Maybe it’s me, but I didn’t have much issue with 205 lb prospect Dominick Reyes getting the split nod over Volkan Oezdemir. It was by no means a particularly good fight, but it felt like the commentary team — Dan Hardy in particular — vastly oversold Oezdemir’s work and ignored Reyes’ counterpunching and third-round body attack. Regardless of who you think won, Reyes certainly wasn’t all that impressive, and the non-reaction from the crowd when he said he was coming for Jon Jones summed it all up. He’s still got work to do. The UFC is inducting former middleweight champion Michael Bisping into its Hall of Fame, and they made the announcement in the UK, complete with a great video package. He’s undoubtedly a UK MMA pioneer and after repeatedly failing to reach the top of his sport, his incredible run to the title really sealed a HOF spot for him. For me, his knockout of Luke Rockhold to win the 185 lbs belt is one of the most incredible moments in UFC history, and as someone who didn’t care for him early in his career, he became a lot more of an endearing figure towards the end and my thoughts on him have changed considerably. Congrats to “The Count.” Nathaniel Wood really exemplifies how deep the men’s bantamweight division is. The rising prospect turned in a comprehensive showing, as he choked out Jose Alberto Quinonez to improve to 3-0 in the UFC. There’s a smoothness to his game that I really enjoy watching, and I think he should be getting a top-15 opponent next. Claudio Silva vs. Danny Roberts was a wild mess. Silva was way better than Roberts on the ground but couldn’t submit him in rounds one or two, and got badly rocked multiple times in round two and three. Things got weirder from there, as Roberts’ preposterous willingness to be in Silva’s wheelhouse saw him get caught in an armbar, and the referee intervened due to Roberts apparently yelling in pain, hence a verbal submission. We never heard or clearly saw any evidence of that, and this ref was certainly... very active in there, but the result stands. That’s a tough loss for Roberts and a bizarre ending to a really entertaining fight. John Phillips might regret not pouncing on Jack Marshman after knocking his fellow Welshman down in round one. Alas, he gleefully let him back up to stand and trade, and proceeded to lose a split decision in a fight that got exceedingly worse to watch as it progressed. It was a very “unranked middleweight” contest and it might be the end for Phillips, who is 0-3 in the UFC. Preliminary Card<doc-sep>
Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado are here to breakdown tonight’s event; the guys are here with hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. On the 16th of March, 2019, the UFC put on an event in London, England, UK - UFC Fight Night 147. Despite talks of a potential move up to middleweight, welterweight Darren ‘The Gorilla Till faced off with Jorge ‘Gamebred’ Masvidal as the headliner. The co-main consisted of Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards who last fought Donald Cerrone and won by Unanimous Decision in 23, June, 2018 versus Gunnar Nelson who also won his last bout via Rear-Naked Choke, which was against Alex Oliveira December 8. 2018 at UFC 231. Here’s a look at the fight card results for UFC London on ESPN+ 5, from the O2 Arena in London, England, UK, on Saturday, March 16th, via Tapology.com: MAIN EVENT ESPN+ 5 | 4:00PM/1PM ET/PT Jorge Masvidal def. Darren Till, KO/TKO-Punches, 3:05 Rd 2 of 5, 8:05 Total Leon Edwards def. Gunnar Nelson, DEC-Split, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Dominick Reyes def. Volkan Oezdemir*, DEC-Split, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Nathaniel Wood def. Jose Alberto Quiñones, SUB-Rear-naked choke, 2:46 Rd 2 of 3, 7:46 Total Claudio Silva def. Danny Roberts, SUB-Armbar, 2:37 Rd 3 of 3, 12:37 Total Jack Marshman def. John Phillips, DEC-Split, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total PRELIMS ESPN+ | 1PM/10AM ET/PT Arnold Allen def. Jordan Rinaldi*, DEC-Unanimous, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Marc Diakiese def. Joe Duffy, DEC-Unanimous, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Saparbeg Safarov def. Nick Negumereanu, DEC-Unanimous, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Tom Breese vs. Ian Heinisch - CANCELLED Dan Ige def. Danny Henry, SUB-Rear-naked choke, 1:17 Rd 1 of 3 Molly McCann def. Priscila Cachoeira, DEC-Unanimous, 3 Rds, 15:00 Total Mike Grundy def. Nad Narimani, KO/TKO-Punches, 4:42 - Rd 2 of 3, 9:42 Total *Watch our dual interviews with both Volkan Oezdemir & Jordan Rinaldi right here: