White: The Best Part of UFC 208 Was ‘The Plane Ride Home’

But that’s created a unusual situation in which there are multiples upon multiples of “world” champions across a multitude of weight classes. All that stuff affects-just give it a year, then I think Cyborg should come back.

Below is a full list of fights on the main card and preliminary card, as well as all the information you need to watch Saturday’s night of fighting.

UFC boss Dana White was furious with the officials after the fight and said referees like Todd Anderson should not be allowed take charge of a main event. It could have changed the result of the fight.

De Germaine won the fight by one point in a unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47), so if de Germaine had been penalized for her late punches, the title bout could have had a completely different outcome.

The “girl who takes drugs” that Fresquez was referring to is Cris “Cyborg” Justino, who may be hit with a lengthy suspension after being hit with a possible USADA drug violation.

“It was an accident to hit her after the bell, it was never intentional”, de Randamie (7-3) said.

New UFC women’s featherweight champion Germaine de Randamie didn’t get to celebrate her victory for very long until she was already fending off questions about a close decision over Holly Holm amidst allegations of deliberate cheating during the fight.

This is somewhat like winning the Sword of Damocles at a raffle. Until now the only women’s divisions in the UFC were strawweight and bantamweight. This led to boos from the crowd and sparked debate across Twitter following the referee’s lack of intervention along with fight commentator, Joe Rogan, who repeatedly emphasised the foul nature of De Randamie’s actions. “If [de Randamie] is injured and can’t fight I would like a chance to fight Megan Anderson“, Cyborg said. But that’s like saying an American naval destroyer is a target worth trying to net.

Earlier this week, Holly Holm told reporters she was exhausted of being linked to Ronda Rousey and wanted to forge her own identity. For the past few years that energy was spent on getting to Rousey at 135 pounds. “They don’t have enough experience”, White said. Expectations were, Justino would face Saturday’s victor. When they clinched, neither could make any progress. I can say I’m blessed to have so many incredible people surrounding me.

THE UFC WILL crown its first ever female featherweight champion tonight, but the woman who has been responsible for the organisation’s decision to introduce a 145lbs division won’t be in contention. What also makes the outcome of this fight leave a salty taste in tour mouth, is that de Randamie had two punches connect with Holm after the final horn had been blown. “But there needs to be some time and penalties for taking stuff, period”.

‘I think it warrants a rematch, ‘ Holm said. It’s hard to find fault in her thinking. In the eyes of the losing fighter, there doesn’t seem to be any doubt.

Anderson was not a referee at UFC 205 in Manhattan, but did officiate three fights at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov in Albany.

Holly Holm (10-2) was set to fight for her slice of UFC history against Germaine de Randamie (6-3) in the main event of the five-fight pay-per-view card.