10 Lessons Learned From UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza

UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza was, on paper, yet another great Fight Night card, and one that looked a lot more appealing than last month's UFC 177. It featured (originally) six main card fights, though some last minute shuffling re-ordered things to four. The event was broadcast on FOX Sports 1 in the U.S., but available only on Fight Pass elsewhere (including Canada, which may be a sign that the UFC will move more to Fight Pass outside the U.S., as what is on free TV in the U.S. is usually free north of the border).. Before the action even got underway, one fight was lost to illness, and suddenly, the focus in the UFC was once again on cancelled bouts. Still, the UFC card was a decent bet on paper, consistently better than the Bellator event also airing the same night - though to be fair, the Bellator 123 card was pretty decent for a free card, and looked to be a solid option for those lacking access to UFC Fight Pass. So what went down at UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Souza? What did we learn? Before we get to the lessons learned for the evening, lets take a look at how the card played out. Main Card: MW Ronaldo Souza defeated Gregard Mousasi via submission (guillotine choke) (Round 3 - 4:30) HW Ben Rothwell defeated Alistair Overeem via TKO (punches) (Round 1 - 2:19) HW Matt Mitrione defeated Derrick Lewis via KO (punches) (Round 1 - 0:41) LW Joe Lauzon defeated Michael Chiesa via TKO (doctor stoppage) (ROund 2 - 2:14) Preliminary card: FLW John Moraga defeated Justin Scoggins via Submission (guillotine choke) (Round 2 - 0:47) LW Al Iaquinta defeated Rodrigo Damm via TKO (strikes) (Round 3 - 2:41) MW Rafael Natal defeated Chris Camozzi via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) BW Chris Beal defeated Tateki Matsuda via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) FW Chas Skelly defeated Sean Soriano via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Now lets look at ten lessons learned from UFC Fight Night 50!