The best and worst from UFC Fight Night 150: Jacare vs. Hermansson

#3 Best: The UFC’s matchmaking for this card

Mike Perry and Charles Oliveira put on a hell of a show in their fight

I actually criticised the UFC’s choice of main card fights in my preview for this show, as I felt that Andrei Arlovski vs. Augusto Sakai should’ve been one of the showcased bouts. As it turned out though, the Heavyweight fight was pretty slow, while all of the fights that were shown on the six-fight main card turned out to be great.

The best two, outside of the main event? Cory Sandhagen vs. John Lineker and Mike Perry vs. Alex Oliveira were both pretty awesome. The former featured some questionable judging – I thought the fight was a clear win for Lineker, who I felt took rounds 1 and 3 while Sandhagen probably edged the second, but regardless of the result it was a ton of fun. How Sandhagen managed to survive some of Lineker’s clubbing blows is anyone’s guess.

As for Perry vs. Oliveira, it was sloppy, wild, and downright messy at times, but it was absolutely non-stop action from start to finish and both men showed a ludicrous amount of heart to last the 15 minutes – particularly Oliveira, who dislocated his toe prior to the third round and simply had his corner pop it back into place.

How far either man can go in the division is anyone’s guess – both seem limited in terms of the elite level – but who cares when they fight like this? One thing’s for sure – I’ll never complain about them being on a UFC main card going forward!