The best and worst from UFC 232: Jones vs. Gustafsson 2

#3 Worst: Penn and Condit face the end

Carlos Condit should consider retirement after his 5th loss in a row

Two of UFC 232’s best finishes came in the form of slick submissions, as Ryan Hall tapped out BJ Penn with a beautiful rolling heel hook, and Michael Chiesa finished Carlos Condit with a pretty unique one-armed kimura. So why aren’t those finishes on the ‘best’ list? It’s all about their opposition, really.

Condit hasn’t looked the same since his insane January 2016 war with Robbie Lawler, and since then he’s lost 4 straight fights, including last night’s tapout to Chiesa. Penn meanwhile has already retired twice before and is now on his second ill-advised comeback. The last time he won a fight was in November 2010. Essentially, neither man should really be competing in the UFC right now.

Whether last night will be the last rodeo for either man is anyone’s guess. MMA has always been a sport that sees its legends hang on for too long, and a sport in which the reputations of younger fighters are built on the bones of their predecessors.

But hopefully, for their own good, Penn and Condit both decide to stop now. After all, we don’t want any more fights like Chuck Liddell’s recent comeback in the future, do we? Last night’s fights were simply sad to watch, despite the great finishes.