I was so happy for cerrone when he finished perry, absolutely schooled him on the ground, that reverse from bottom to top was beautiful.
yair vs zombie
what an insane finish, never seen anything like it.
Yea it's not common to see someone be that dominant from the bottom in the UFC anymore.
For me that just goes to show how noob Perry was...maybe I am wrong but I felt like UFC has been trying to hype Perry. Had he beaten Cerrone, they may even position him for a shot soon.
Edit: Were you impressed by Yair? I thought the ending was extremely sloppy but good for him beating another tough fighter. I also think KZ isn't the same anymore (age, injuries, time away from octagon to serve).
I still remember my first time watching KZ fight in Sengoku 7 (World Victory Road)'s Featherweight tourney. It was the first time that I dived in to the Featherweight Division as it was not in the UFC, and I actively followed the WEC but I would say at the time the lighter talents were still in Japan, namely Kid (RIP).
What an exciting time it was: DREAM (creation of former PRIDE and K-1 HERO's organizers) was also having their own Featherweight tourney, so lots of talented international Featherweight talents. Funnily enough, KZ was not even close to being the favorite of that tournament, not even a dark horse, though that may be partly due to being Korean. Hatsu Hioki was the clear favorite, and Marlon Sandro was the second favorite. The dark horses were Kanehara and Nam Pham. In the DREAM tournament, it was kind of set up to give Kid a belt. There were a lot of good veterans and prospects (Bibi) but none of their games seemed complete enough to beat Kid. Kid even got a bi but lost to Joe Warren and it was this tournament that pretty much solidified Bibiano as the top FW in Asia.
It's just really interesting to look back at the career of everyone involved in those tournaments as I believe that was the first real exposure that the Featherweights got. And I feel old af now seeing KZ as the season veteran.