UFC 200 Results: 7 Big Talking Points

7. The Undercard Delivered

In the current era of a UFC event taking place seemingly every weekend, the undercard fights - once a draw in their own right - have become largely forgotten affairs between unknowns used to help push UFC Fight Pass or lure viewers over to Fox Sports 1.

This was not the case with UFC 200. Several fighters who would previously have been duking it out on the main card were relegated to kicking the event off in a half-full arena, but several of them seemed to use that as motivation to put on an impressive performance.

In what was probably the most anticipated of all the undercard bouts, Joe Lauzon obliterated the normally durable Diego Sanchez, earning a TO stoppage over the exciting star in the first round. The man considered by many to be one of Dana White's personal pet projects, "Super" Sage Northcutt, bot back to his winning ways with a unanimous decision victory over Enrqie Martin, much to the UFC's delight.

Gegard Mousasi continued to make a case for a title shot by stopping Thiago Santos in the first round, Jim Miller TKO'd Japanese legend Takanori Gomi in the opening frame, and Ultimate FIghter winner Kelvin Gastelum decisioned the declining Johny Hendricks, a former welterweight champion whose career seems to have fallen off a cliff.

Perhaps the most surprising result was Julianna Pena's decision win over Cat Zingano. Cat was the woman many analysts predicted would give Ronda Rousey her greatest challenge, but that notion was shattered within 13 seconds of the two meeting inside the octagon. Still, she was attempting to work her way back into title contention and the loss to Pena sends her back to the bottom of the ladder.