UFC Fight Night 120 went down tonight (Saturday, November 11, 2017) from the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, VA. The night was headlined by a lightweight battle between Dustin Poirier and Anthony Pettis.
The two engaged in a “Fight of the Year” contender through two rounds, with Poirier scoring with takedowns and ground and pound and Pettis threatening with submissions. The pair traded back-takes, scrambles, and elbows for the better part of three rounds, but Poirier gradually wore Pettis down. In the third round, he took Pettis’ back again, locked in a body triangle, and rolled over to mount as Pettis tried to turn into him. Pettis tapped as Poirier got to mount with the body triangle still in, apparently suffering an injury.
The co-headliner featured the retirement fight of action hero Matt Brown, as he took on another bonus hunter in Diego Sanchez. This one ended much more quickly and with finality. Sanchez pursued the takedown but was unsucessful. Brown caught a body kick – Sanchez’s other weapon of choice – backed him to the cage, and knocked him clean out with one vicious downward elbow.
See how Twitter reacted to these slugfests below:
Thank you all for the continued support!! Tonight we shine again!! I have cut no corners and I've given this camp my all. See you in the Winners Circle!!!
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— The Diamond (@DustinPoirier) November 11, 2017
Main event time.
This one is close on paper, but if Poirier can work through the early shots of Pettis, his pressure should pay off. Pettis has a tendency to fight near the fence, a place where Poirier makes his money #UFCNorfolk https://t.co/iOD4LUYQmF
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) November 12, 2017
Let's see which one of these guys I get to beat my next fight..
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 12, 2017
Poirier coming out now to "Paid Tha Cost to Be That Boss" by James Brown. Pretty good. #UFCNorfolk
— Bleacher Report MMA (@BR_MMA) November 12, 2017
Time for the main event! Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis! This fight is going to be phenomenal!
— Alex Scaffidi (@alex_scaffidi) November 12, 2017
Poirier doesn't have the chin to fight how Poirier fights.
— Suzanne Davis (@SoozieCuzie) November 12, 2017
What a fuckin round!! 100-100 #UFCNorfolk
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) November 12, 2017
FUCK, ME!!! This shit is insane. #UFCNorfolk
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) November 12, 2017
Can the winner plz fight Gaethje?
— Anton Tabuena (@antontabuena) November 12, 2017
The last time Dustin Poirier headlined in Virginia, he lost the Fight of the Year to Chan Sung Jung as I watched a dude in an Ovechkin jersey stumble over a row of chairs after two fisting Bud Light all night
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) November 12, 2017
This fight aint over yet but I think we have an early candidate for Fight of the Year. #UFCNorfolk @WECNeverForget
— #HalfTheBattle (@BestFightPicks) November 12, 2017
Thrilling end to the first round of Poirier-Pettis at #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/YcfZ3t0udV
— Mike Dyce (@mikedyce) November 12, 2017
This is awesome!!!!! #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/7svDq92OH7
— MMA GIFS (@mma_gifs_) November 12, 2017
… did Keith Peterson, a fantastic ref, just call for a cut check when Pettis got a legit triangle position? What the hell is this card? He gonna give that position back?
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) November 12, 2017
YOU CALL TIME WHEN A TRIANGLE IS LOCKED IN?!?!?!?!? #UFCNorfolk
— Jason Nawara (@JasonNawara) November 12, 2017
He on some Fight Club shit. #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/JonLtEuvdi
— Justin Golightly (@SecretMovesMMA) November 12, 2017
Close up of Anthony Pettis #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/ErjYKwE2Dv
— James Lynch (@LynchOnSports) November 12, 2017
#UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/NP3B7MKIuH
— Amy Kaplan (@PhotoAmy33) November 12, 2017
Anthony Pettis vs Edward Scissorhands #UFCNorfolk
— Alex Scaffidi (@alex_scaffidi) November 12, 2017
This fight is ridiculous
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 12, 2017
So Pettis tapped to a body triangle?? I’ve seen it all now
— Kel Dansby (@KelDansby) November 12, 2017
As tough as Pettis is, whatever made him tap must be painful af #UFCNorfolk
— Anthony Walker (@AntWalkerMMA) November 12, 2017
Dustin Poirier finishes Anthony Pettis in the third. Pettis tapped as Poirier moved to mount, looks like he injured something as he tried to lurch forward. Poirier demands Alvarez/Gaethje winner and $50k bonus. Give the man both. Yep. give the man both.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 12, 2017
Great fight from Dustin and petis. Shame about the rib injury finish. Well done guys.
— michael (@bisping) November 12, 2017
Poirier is a violence machine. Sad to see Pettis go down with an injury, but Poirier was just blasting him. #UFCNorfolk
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) November 12, 2017
The ref stood them up while Pettis had a fully locked in triangle. That is so bad!
Even if it was to check the cut, wait to see if Poirier escapes or taps first. pic.twitter.com/muA6bVuvK8
— Fury's Fight Picks (@FurysFightPicks) November 12, 2017
Yikes!!!! BLOOD! @ufc
— ????? ????? (@KendaPerez) November 12, 2017
ice, ice, pettis pic.twitter.com/0ZiC1V2dZE
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 12, 2017
Poirier – Gaethje would be a bloodbath.
— Chase Sherman (@ChaseShermanUFC) November 12, 2017
I love watching Diego Sanchez fight. I love watching Matt Brown fight. This will be fun.
— Seán Sheehan (@SeanSheehanBA) November 12, 2017
It's timeeee for the Just Bleed main event of the evening!!! #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/YFv5eW5Ii4
— MMA GIFS (@mma_gifs_) November 12, 2017
Youre all bad people for watching this. https://t.co/TQR6QWTopy
— Erl (@EarlMontclair) November 12, 2017
We're fighting for the same thing. We're fighting to keep the fight going because we're two fighters that love fighting and we gotta keep fighting that good fight. #UFCNorfolk
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) November 12, 2017
This should be mental. #UFCNorfolk
— Dan Hardy (@danhardymma) November 12, 2017
Damage trends: Matt Brown has been dropped or stopped in 5 of this last 7 fights, and Diego Sanchez has been dropped or stopped in 3 of his last 6. #UFCNorfolk
— Dan Tom (@DanTomMMA) November 12, 2017
Matt Brown vs Diego Sanchez! I can't deal with this, I've been following both men so long I can't pick one over the other. #UFCNorfolk
— Alex Scaffidi (@alex_scaffidi) November 12, 2017
What a resumé#UFCNorfolk @IAmTheImmortal pic.twitter.com/RYJK82yTSe
— UFC (@ufc) November 12, 2017
32 of 38 of Matt Brown's fights have ended inside the distance. #UFCNorfolk
— #HalfTheBattle (@BestFightPicks) November 12, 2017
Vintage Matt Brown with the elbow of death my god!
He points to it afterwards #UFCNorfolk
— Tony Fagnano (@BigToneMMA) November 12, 2017
Fuck yeah great beautiful win by Matt Brown!!
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) November 12, 2017
Brown finishes Sanchez with — I think — an elbow. Unfortunately a glitch during the broadcast made us miss it.
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) November 12, 2017
The good ol' 1-2 switch kick to press conference combo #UFCNorfolk
— Anthony Walker (@AntWalkerMMA) November 12, 2017
The weapon of choice ..@IAmTheImmortal #UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/SxSZDk3beB
— UFC (@ufc) November 12, 2017
They didn't even show the KO
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) November 12, 2017
Kinda glad I didn’t have to see that
— Cub Swanson (@CubSwanson) November 12, 2017
Congrats to Matt Brown on a great career That's one of the wildest knockouts I've ever seen. Matt Brown, man. Those elbows. You'll be missed. #UFCNorfolk
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) November 12, 2017
Typical that tech difficulties happen right when the KO fucking happens.#UFCNorfolk pic.twitter.com/T0CTAnqS49
— Drake Riggs (@Dre_Kriggs) November 12, 2017
Matt Brown via empty press conference room finish. Lol. What happened? Anybody else get that?
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) November 12, 2017
What a comedy of errors this card has been. Matt Brown flattens Diego Sanchez with an elbow in what might be his retirement bout, FS1 truck split screens into a rewinding feed of the fight and an empty dais for the presser. Allow me to kiss my fingers.
— Jordan Breen (@jordanbreen) November 12, 2017
Now that I'm seeing how the fight ended – holy shit.
— Eric Stinton (@TombstoneStint) November 12, 2017
If you weren't around to see this run happening, you missed some good shit. pic.twitter.com/znBBZuPpHP
— Derek (@ricketyoldshack) November 12, 2017
IMMORTAL pic.twitter.com/h6hj3mSX4U
— Leg Kickin Tacos (@LegKickTKO) November 12, 2017
Matt Brown will fight again, it’s a tale as old as time. Guy wants to walk away and then has awesome performance and he stays. Perfect ending Matt, I’d say walk away. You have talked of retirement so it’s too late to stay Brother.
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) November 12, 2017
WHAT AN ELBOW! Matt Brown KO's Diego Sanchez for the finish at #UFCNorfolk! https://t.co/i7MIUI1rXE
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) November 12, 2017
The wrong guy is talking about retirement after this… https://t.co/x85PXaDcN9
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) November 12, 2017
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