There were some huge highlights from the UFC’s return to Paris this past weekend but none caught the eye as much as the main card opener.
Fares Ziam has continued to improve during his time on the roster but on home soil, he secured his biggest win and highlight to date.
The French fighter was dominant against Matt Frevola but sealed his fourth consecutive win in the lightweight division with a devastating knee.
Frevola knew that he needed to try and make something big happen to turn the fight around and as a result, was knocked out inside the Accor Arena.
Daniel Cormier Says He Would Prefer What Happened To Matt Frevola Over Decision Verdict
In their recap of the weekend’s action, Daniel Cormier had a bold take on this fight during the latest episode of ESPN MMA’s Good Guy / Bad Guy with Chael Sonnen.
“DC” made a point to say that he likes when corners are honest with their fighters about how the fight is going, which is a fair observation to make regarding this bout.
“Every time a guy’s losing two rounds to zero Chael and sometimes the coach goes, ‘Oh it might be one-to-one, it’s very close.’ And then there’s the other coach that goes, ‘You’re down two, we got to finish this guy.’ And I’m like, that’s the coach I love. I love that he tells his guy the truth.”
However, where some people may disagree with Cormier’s approach is him stating that he would prefer what happened in this fight over Frevola losing the third round and therefore the decision.
“I prefer what happened to Frevola than him going out there and just losing by decision and really not showing no oomph.”
Of course, showing desire to go out there and pull off the win is important but that also can lead to significant damage, like what happened with Frevola.
He did try to go out there and make a big impact in the third and final round but as a result, he was knocked out cold rather than being on the wrong end of a decision.
“Leaves openings, that happens, it is what it is, people get knocked out but you give yourself an opportunity because we have seen on so many different occasions where the guy overcomes and wins a third period to win the fight.”
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