UFC 177: T.J. Dillashaw Stops Joe Soto

UFC 177: Dillashaw vs. Soto took place on August 30, 2014, at Sleep Train Arena in Sacramento, California. The card changed dramatically on weigh-in day when former champion Renan Barão was removed from his bantamweight title rematch after becoming ill during his weight cut. Joe Soto, who had been scheduled to make his UFC debut on the preliminary card, was elevated to challenge champion T.J. Dillashaw.

Event video: UFC 177.

Soto hangs tough before Dillashaw finishes in the fifth

Soto accepted the championship opportunity on roughly one day’s notice and showed enough composure to remain competitive deep into the fight. Dillashaw gradually separated himself with movement, combinations, and volume.

In round five, Dillashaw landed a head kick and followed with punches, forcing the stoppage at 2:20. The champion retained the bantamweight title in his first defense.

Ferguson edges Castillo; Correia stops Baszler

Tony Ferguson defeated Danny Castillo by split decision in a closely contested lightweight bout. Bethe Correia stopped Shayna Baszler with punches at 1:56 of round two.

Carlos Diego Ferreira stopped Ramsey Nijem in round two, Yancy Medeiros rendered Damon Jackson unconscious with a reverse bulldog choke, and Derek Brunson outpointed Lorenz Larkin.

A shortened card still produces several finishes

Anthony Hamilton stopped Ruan Potts with body punches at 4:17 of round two. Chris Wade made a successful UFC debut by putting Cain Carrizosa unconscious with a guillotine choke at 1:12 of the first round.

Complete UFC 177 results

• T.J. Dillashaw def. Joe Soto — TKO (head kick and punches); round 5, 2:20. Dillashaw retained the UFC bantamweight championship.
• Tony Ferguson def. Danny Castillo — split decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Bethe Correia def. Shayna Baszler — TKO (punches); round 2, 1:56.
• Carlos Diego Ferreira def. Ramsey Nijem — TKO (punches); round 2, 1:53.
• Yancy Medeiros def. Damon Jackson — technical submission (reverse bulldog choke); round 2, 1:54.
• Derek Brunson def. Lorenz Larkin — unanimous decision; round 3, 5:00.
• Anthony Hamilton def. Ruan Potts — TKO (body punches); round 2, 4:17.
• Chris Wade def. Cain Carrizosa — technical submission (guillotine choke); round 1, 1:12.

UFC 177 became one of the promotion’s most unusual championship events because of Barão’s last-minute withdrawal and Soto’s sudden promotion from prelim debutant to title challenger.

Sources

UFC; Sherdog: complete UFC 177 results.

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