UFC Fight Night 139 took place at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on Saturday night with an amazing main event as Yair Rodriguez knocked out the Korean Zombie with just 1 second left in the 5th round of their fight. It was the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the UFC and the fight was fitting for the occasion.
Rodriguez, who took the fight on short notice, won Performance of the Night and share the fight of the night with Chan Sung Jung. KZ was ahead of the scorecard going into the final round but Rodriquez knocked him out with an uppercut elbow as time expired. In addition, Donald Cerrone submitted Mike Perry with an armbar in the very first round of the co-main event. Cerrone then brought his young son into the Octagon.
The event drew 11,426 for a live gate of $946,700 according to UFC officials post-fight.
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The last two fights of the evening were great to watch. The throwback graphics from the 90s were a visual pleasure throughout the telecast. Rodriguez put on a show throughout the fight with an array of unique attempts to takedown KZ. But, living up to his name, KZ walked through most of Yair’s offense except for the last elbow.
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