Ever UFC sanctioned event takes place in Saskatoon

If you did not watch the fights, you saw that Max Holloway won by TKO, but the big problem was that Holloway did not land a punch that ended the fight.

In a high-profile bout between surging featherweight contenders, an injury to Charles Oliveira brought an unceremonious end to the UFC Fight Night 74 headliner against Max Holloway on Monday, August 24 (August 23 in US) at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. “I’m done putting my family and body through all this”, Perez told broadcaster Jon Anik. “I’m going to jump into the top 10 after this fight and I’ll see what they have planned for me. Sometimes it takes more cojones to stop yourself than to keep going, and that’s something Michael Bisping can learn about from Perez”.

The 26-year-old lightweight [10-2 career, 1-1 UFC] recorded the knock-out of the night at UFC Saskatoon then delivered another blow – his immediate retirement from the sport. He clearly did not regret taking the co-main event slot opposite former Jungle Fight champion Erick Silva on short notice, just 22 days after his lopsided loss to 2007 Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championships gold medalist Demian Maia at UFC 190.

Now to be fair, it should be noted that Frankie Perez’s career overall is quite long, starting back in July 17, 2011 with a win against Andre Shuler at Ring of Combat 36.

“It feels good (to get the finish)”, Cote said. “But, with me being 26, this was my first win in the UFC and my last”. I’m happy where I’m at now and I’m just ready for the next chapter.

“I train with the best team on the planet”.

Maryna Moroz was ranked eighth in the women’s strawweight division before deciding she would just run in hands-down, chin-up against Valerie Letourneau. “It was a blast”, Cote said after the fight.

But although Magny had clearly done enough to take the fight, one of the judges scored the bout for Silva to the surprise of the Canadian crowd. It was nice to see Magny bounce back and he did not call anyone out because he said that Maia humbled him up. “When I’m old and beat up and I can’t fight anymore I’ll wish I had the opportunity to do it again”.