UFC 197 Main Card Results: Demetrious Johnson dominates, rusty Jones regains title

Johnson became one of the few to eclipse the enormity of a Jon Jones fight and wrangled his 8^th title defense

The UFC 197 main card is kicked off by two top Featherweight prospects in the winner of The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America, Yair Rodriguez and Team Alpha Male member Andre Fili. 

Heart rates will rise whenever he steps into the cage

Both fighters engage with attempted kicks that are largely unsuccessful before Rodriguez catches Fili’s kick and takes him to the ground, and tries to land elbows and punches.

Good job by Fili though in controlling Rodriguez’s posture to prevent taking too much punishment, before he manages to create enough distance to get back up.

They continue to circle each other and throw the odd strike as the buzzer to signal the end of the first round is sounded. Rodriguez may have edged that round thanks to the takedown.

The second round commences as Rodriguez leaps in with a wild kick that misses entirely, before he manages to take Fili down again. Not much action ensues on the ground as they get back up to the feet, only for Rodriguez to pull out a jumping roundhouse kick from his locker that catches Fili flush on his face. Fili stiffens up and goes down, as the referee Dan Mirgliotta jumps in to hastily call off the fight. 

Yair Rodriguez establishes himself as a top featherweight prospect with a spectacular knockout that is sure to be featured in future highlight reels.

Result: Yair Rodriguez by Knockout at 2 minutes and 15 seconds of Round 2