Credit: Sean Ross Sapp
UFC Fight Night 59 was completely advertised as the Conor McGregor show, and the brash Irishman completely lived up to the hype.
Now 17-2, McGregor was completely dominant over the #10 Dennis Siver. Throughout the two round affair McGregor peppered the elder Siver with a barrage of punches and kicks all while holding his hands by his waist. After the fight, McGregor jumped the cage and got in the face of UFC Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo, who he’ll fight later this year for the title.
The night’s co-main event saw a controversial decision, as #3 ranked Donald Cerrone defeated #5 ranked Ben Henderson after fighting just 15 days prior. Fans and media alike generally thought Ben Henderson took home a 29-28 victory after a back and forth battle. When the scorecards were read, Henderson was infuriated and Cerrone looked a bit surprised. This was Cerrone’s first victory in three fights against Henderson.
Following the fight Henderson took to the mic, saying he would gladly fight next week. Henderson is no stranger to close fights, as he’d also experienced controversial decisions against Frankie Edgar, Josh Thomson, and Gilbert Melendez.
Fight Night Bonus winners included Conor McGregor and Lorenz Larkin, in addition to Matt Van Buren vs. Sean O’Connell winning fight of night honors.
The full UFC Fight Night 59 results are below:
Main Card
Conor McGregor (#5) def. Dennis Siver (#10) via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:54
Donald Cerrone (#3) def. Benson Henderson (#5) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Uriah Hall def. Ron Stallings via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 1, 3:37
Gleison Tibau def. Norman Parke via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Cathal Pendred def. Sean Spencer via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Lorenz Larkin def. John Howard via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:17
Chris Wade def. Zhang Lipeng via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Patrick Holohan def. Shane Howell via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Johnny Case def. Frankie Perez via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:54
Charles Rosa def. Sean Soriano via submission (D’arce choke) – Round 3, 4:43
Sean O’Connell def. Matt Van Buren via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:11
Joby Sanchez def. Tateki Matsuda via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
