The Two Sheds Review: UFC Cerrone vs Miller/McGregor vs Brandao

Its two for the price of one time here at The Two Sheds Review as we take a look at the UFCs recent Fight Night events, shown live on BT Sport here in Britain.

Our journey began in Atlantic City in the early hours of this past Thursday morning, beginning with a featherweight bout between Lucas Martins and Alex White.

This mainly striking battle proved to be a nice little show opener. Martins enjoyed an excellent first round with his counter punching. White was in trouble quite a few times, and he often left him exposed to the Brazilians attack.

The second round was a different kettle of fish though. As White upped his game Martins lowered his as the American took control. The Brazilian looked to continue with his counter punching tactics, but with White showing better defensive skills he found this to be quite difficult as White scored with some great shots time and time again.

It looked like White was going to continue with his great work at the beginning of the third, but with Martins springing back to life he proved to be a more difficult proposition, and when the clock just passed the two minute mark Martins connected with a right hand that sent White on a slow trip to the canvas. A spot of ground and pound followed until the referee stepped in to give Martins the knockout win.

Then it was down to flyweight as John Lineker went up against Alptekin Ozkilic.

The one that almost went the distance was a gripping back and forth affair, and like the opener it will be remembered for its great striking.

Both fighters put in good performances throughout. On any other day Ozkilic would have been in front on the scorecards with his striking, but despite having a higher percentage than Lineker it was the Brazilian who put in the better work.

Almost everything he tried had bad intentions written all over it. Everything blow had a ton of power behind it, especially the body shots that echoed throughout the arena. It was a somewhat brutal display at times, but it was also quite riveting.

The best was saved for last, or in this case the last round. The back and forth exchanges were the kind that had you on the edge of your seat, and once again it was Lineker who had the better of them as he turned Ozkilics face into a bloody mess. But just when it looked like the fight was going the distance Lineker connected with a couple of big lefts that dropped his man like a bad habit. A brief moment of ground and pound followed until the referee called a halt to proceedings as Lineker took the highly impressive TKO win.

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The Two Sheds Review: UFC Cerrone vs Miller/McGregor vs Brandao