UFC on FX impresses with KOs and subs aplenty

Eight finishes in 10 fights, six of those in the first round. That’s how you put on a a fight card. So if you wrote off Friday’s UFC on FX debut due to a lack of big names (as I did just a few days ago), you owe it to yourself to check it out. Check out Nick “The Ninja of Love” Denis elbowing Joseph Sandoval unconscious — from a standing Thai clinch, in the centre of the cage, in just 22 seconds.

Check out Jorge Rivera entering retirement on a high note with a second-round TKO (punches) win over Eric Schafer. Check out Josh Neer guillotining Duane Ludwig via submission and Jim Miller surviving a scare against Melvin Guillard to sub him via rear-naked choke. Check out Mike Easton and Jared Papazian putting on a three-round rock ‘em sock ‘em hockey fight that should’ve won Fight of the Night. Or check out the actual Fight of the Night: Pat Barry showing surprising submission defense before putting his fists through Christian Morecraft’s face. Seriously, check it out.