Given the resume's of both guys I was expecting a more exciting fight. I think the blood and fighting through the submission attempt made it seem like a better fight than it actually was. Luque-Barbarena was much more entertaining IMO.Watched the Luque-Perry fight after the fact. Wow, was Perry's nose scary to look at. I mean, guys break their nose. It happens, but that was so bad it looked like it was dangerous.
What a fight, though. Great back and forth battle. I can't believe they both stayed standing that entire fight. They ate some big shots. I thought Perry won, but it was so close that it's not a terrible decision. I'm not sure how good Luque really is, but he's had a couple of fun fights this year and he's 10-1 in the UFC with the only loss coming to Leon Edwards. I will definitely be interested to see who he gets next. Hopefully it is a big name and somebody ranked. Maybe Magny? Lawler?
Now, Luque-Lawler would be a great fight.