A Dramatic Night of Upsets

What a shocking turn of events it was last night at UFC 196 in Las Vegas! Both main events of the evening had surprising results. First, Miesha Tate defeated Holly Holm for the coveted UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship! Also, Nate Diaz defeated the undefeated UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor in a non-title match!

UFC 196 will forever go down in the history books as it hosted two unbelievable main-event caliber fights. The first was for the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship as Holly Holm defended her bantamweight title against Miesha Tate. This was her first title defense. After 5 rounds of slugging it out in the octagon, the former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion was able to lock on a rear naked choke to the worn out champion. Holm had no other choice but to submit, receiving her first loss in the UFC. Therefore, a new champion was crowned. The outcome of this fight leads to a lot of questionable decisions in the near future involving Tate, Holm, and as well as Ronda Rousey. Rousey is supposed to fight in July for the bantamweight championship, but it's said that Holm will cash in her rematch clause by then, leaving the women's bantamweight division in a bit of controversy. UFC President Dana White has a lot on his plate to deal with in order to figure out who's next in line to challenge for the bantamweight title.

The other upset that occurred was between Nate Diaz and the current UFC Featherweight Champion Conor McGregor. The match ended in the 3rd round with McGregor shooting a takedown on Diaz. However, Diaz countered and mounted the featherweight champ, using his jiu jitsu techniques. Diaz then took his back and secured a rear naked choke on McGregor. McGregor had no choice but to tap out. Diaz was declared the winner in stunning fashion. Prior to this fight, the two competitors were constantly talking trash to each other, especially McGregor. Tensions grew during the UFC 196 Press Conference with McGregor instigating and insulting Diaz, calling him "too scrawny" and "not a real UFC fighter." Diaz proved him wrong and made McGregor swallow his words. This is the biggest win in Diaz's career and a major setback for the brash Irishman. Now McGregor has a choice of either returning to his rightful place in the featherweight division and defend his title or wait until Rafael dos Anjos returns from injury and challenge him for the UFC Lightweight Championship.

UFC fans and the media were shocked at the results of UFC 196. They witnessed the crowning of a new bantamweight champion in Miesha Tate, and Conor McGregor submitting to Nate Diaz, all in the form of upsets. UFC fights are very unpredictable, anything can happen. I'm so excited to see what's going to happen in the future between the triangle rivalry involving the bantamweight title as well as Conor McGregor's next phase in his career.