UFC 188 – Velasquez vs Werdum
UFC 188 – Velasquez vs Werdum
UFC 188 bragged that it would put on exciting matches from prelims to main events — and they delivered! Customers at Fantasies were able to catch all the action on our $100,000 video wall, and they were pumped!
The main event that took place in Mexico City featured a Heavyweight Title Unification bout between the Champion Cain Valasquez and interim Champ Fabricio Werdum.
Velasquez is a first-generation American born of Mexican immigrant parents, and Brazilian Werdum speaks fluent Spanish and hosts much of the UFC’s programming in Mexico and has earned his fair share of fans south of the border. Both spent time In Mexico City to acclimate to the high elevation. Werdum trained longer in the elevation, and it showed. He was able to best Velasquez via submission (guillotine) two minutes into round three.
The co-main event saw a split decision between the two veterans Eddie Alvarez and Gilbert Melendez. Alvarez took the win with more takedowns in and a more varied striking attacks despite the fact that a both eyes were nearly swollen shut by the time the bout was over.
Everyone was talking about all the bouts the next day, for sure!
Here are the UFC 188 Results:
Heavyweight: Fabricio Werdum def. Cain Velasquez via submission (guillotine) at 2:13 of Round 3.
Lightweight: Eddie Alvarez def. Gilbert Melendez via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29).
Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum def. Nate Marquardt via TKO (quit on the stool) after two rounds.
Featherweight: Yair Rodriguez def. Charles Rosa via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29).
Women’s Strawweight: Tecia Torres def. Angela Hill via unanimous decision ( 30-27×2, 29-28).
Come into Fantasies for UFC 189 set to take place this July 11th. It is sure to be an exciting night filled with action as number contender Conor McGregor. The injury status of UFC Featherweight Champ Jose Aldo has yet to be determined. But UFC always has its fair share of controversy leading up to a bout.
Whoever enters the Octagon on July 11th, come to Fantasies to watch UFC 189. We’ve got a $100,000 video wall, great food and the sexiest exotic dancers in Baltimore. We are just miles from BWI and downtown, Baltimore.
Come in and see why Fantasies it the number one exotic nightclub and sports bar in Charm City.