With UFC on Fox taking place on Dec. 26, from Bell MTS Place in Winnipeg, Canada; MMATorch’s Dave Koula was able to attend in a fan capacity. Here is a running Twitter diary of Koula’s experience over the weekend.
Highlights from the weigh-ins:
At my first weigh ins since January 2008… unless I went at UFC 129, I don't remember lol #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/KDmXcYQLJQ
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 15, 2017
Robbie not ready to raise hands just yet #UFCWinnipeg #ufcweighins pic.twitter.com/iqKVbDgcep
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
The Prelims
Well I can't possibly be further away… but I can certainly see! #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/55zAuZi20K
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
"Can't wait to see Ferguson and Whittaker unify the belts". I'm spending the next 7 hours not talking to anyone. #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
We got us a Vegas-crowd. 1st prelim coming up and arena is maybe 2% full. I don't think it's sold out but should get close. Definite buzz around town #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
Mein vs Silva opening us up, let's get it cracking! #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
#arenaexclusive Buffer and Yves Lavine have a secret handshake #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
Great judo throw by Mein. Crowd reacting to everything, small as they may be #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
Can't not cringe everytime I hear Holy War Angel…
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 16, 2017
Missed most of Marquez vs Stewart due to a hot dog related incident. Have to watch that one when I get home, looked like some rock em sock em robots #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
No one in this arena is getting the pro wrestling jokes the dude next to me is making #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Glover Teixeira vs. Misha Cirkunov
Glover vs Misha up next, really psyched for this one. Cirkunov trains about 45 minutes from my city #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
That's a shame. Misha was all over him and looked great. Major set back for someone that was a hell of a prospect before the Oezdemir fight #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Mike Perry
Perry vs Ponzinibio coming up. Pretty hard for this one to not be a whole hell of a lot of fun #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Yes. #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/PWj3ibQ3fD
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Ponzinibio's round. Perry can't seem to track him down. Great hand speed on Ponzinibio #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Perry might have an argument for best chin in the UFC today. Ponzinibio way ahead. Perry needs to set up those big shots, they're only getting slower and easier to see coming #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
30-26 Ponzinibio, even if the fight itself was closer than that sounds #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Ponzinibio can't find the camera to save his life. #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
That was an insane amount of damage Platinum Mike took. Can't deny his toughness. #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Josh Emmett vs. Ricardo Lamas
No offence intended… but it would have been real cool to have Jose Aldo in this fight #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
HOLY HELL #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
That's what I think of when I think of the phrase "cleaned his clock" #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Lamas barely getting up onto a stool. In really rough shape. #UFCWinnipeg pic.twitter.com/jTJN1SDlEK
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Robbie Lawler
Really great night of fights so far and we have a crackerjack of a main event up now. Rewind not too long ago and this is one of them fancy champion vs champion superfights #UFCWinnipeg #robbielawler #rafaeldosanjos
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
RDA out to the theme from Bloodsport #kumite #kumite #kumite #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Ain't no Grave for Robbie, the only acceptable Johnny Cash entrance song… I'll take RDA in the music battle but it's close #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Robbie walks around the octagon like he owns the place #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
I severely underestimated RDA's clinch game. Thought Robbie would be way bigger and stronger. He's not. #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything like that before. That was an unbelievable amount of shots thrown, and Robbie never stopped bobbing and weaving through it. RDA completely punched out? #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
I counted 48 punches in that RDA flurry #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Last round! #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
I'm pretty bummed about it, but that was a masterful performance by RDA, I've severely underestimated his capability at Welterweight. #1 contender and then some. Congrats @RdosAnjosMMA #UFCWinnipeg #WoodleyvsRDA
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Post-fight
Bad night for 'my guys', but really happy with what we got from Ponzinibio and RDA, Welterweight is unbelievable right now #UFCWinnipeg
— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
Fight of the Night: Ponzinibio vs Perry (but I missed most of the Cuban missile fight)
Performance of the night: Josh Emmett
And although it never goes to a fighter that didn't finish, id say RDA deserves the other performance of the night for sure.— Dave Koula (@MMAFaker) December 17, 2017
To read Koula’s entire UFC on Fox 26 weekend recap, follow him on Twitter at Dave Koula
@MMAFaker
FOR A FULL REPORT OF UFC ON FOX 26, READ MATT PETERSON’S LIVE COVERAGE HERE: UFC ON FOX 26: Lawler vs Dos Anjo Results
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