UFC 166: The Forum Threads

Jeff SherwoodOct 20, 2013
Was Gilbert Melendez vs. Diego Sanchez a FOTY candidate? Please tell us below. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com



With the highly anticipated third meeting between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos taking center stage on Saturday night, the Sherdog.net forums were buzzing with heavyweight trilogy talk.

When all was said and done, Velasquez was dominant in earning a second consecutive victory over “Cigano” in the UFC 166 headliner at the Toyota Center in Houston. Not surprisingly, fight fans had plenty to say about the bloody title tilt.

Gilbert Melendez’s triumph over Diego Sanchez sparked plenty of discussion as well. Was the wild lightweight tilt simply a “Fight of the Year” candidate, or the best ever? Fight fans weigh in on that topic and more below, as UFC 166 spawned a number of forum threads on Sherdog.net.

Bad Stoppage

Circling Issues

Giving Props

Taking Of-Fence

Lightning Warning

Honorable Defeat

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