The best and worst from UFC Fight Night 139

#2 Best: The UFC's throwback feel worked

The UFC's presentation was a throwback to their 1993 beginnings

The UFC doesn't often look to make changes to the presentation and feel of its shows, and for the criticism of that from some people, for the most part, it works as you always know you're watching a UFC show. Sometimes it’s simply better not to mess with a proven successful formula.

The last time they did make a change, it was a disaster - for UFC 200 the powers-that-be decided on a gold canvas for the Octagon, but instead, it looked bright yellow and invoked the cheap feeling of early 2000's King of the Cage shows.

Thankfully, last night's retro feel - the original UFC logo on an old-school looking canvas, the vignettes highlighting the history of the promotion, the original graphics and music and the cool opening video package - hit just the right notes, instantly taking viewers back to 1993. UFC legends Dan Severn and Art Jimmerson were even in attendance!

Sure, the actual fighting was far beyond what we used to see back in the early 1990’s, but on the prelims, there was somehow a fight that brought memories of Royce Gracie's old jiu-jitsu flavoured squash matches as Davi Ramos submitted an overmatched John Gunther with absolute ease.

Despite not being a big-time pay-per-view, this was a well-delivered 20th-anniversary show - so all credit to the often-criticised WME management.