Best and Worst from UFC Fight Night 143: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw

#3 Best: Gillespie takes a flawless victory

Gregor Gillespie's win over Yancy Medeiros was basically a flawless victory

The Lightweight fight between the undefeated Gregor Gillespie and the tough veteran Yancy Medeiros was flying under the radar somewhat last night – largely due to Gillespie’s avoidance of trash talk – but it was still a fascinating one. How would Gillespie and his stellar wrestling deal with an ultra-tough opponent who usually competes at 170lbs? The answer was very well indeed.

Gillespie put on a flawless performance, basically. Medeiros never had an answer for the former NCAA Division I champion’s wrestling game, and Gillespie was on him like glue from the beginning, never giving him a chance to breathe, let alone fight back. When the fight was finally stopped at the end of the second round, the post-fight stats revealed that Medeiros had landed just one strike – a truly alarming total given his usual high output.

Surely the win must put Gillespie in title contention; Medeiros wasn’t a top ten fighter coming in or anything like that but the way ‘The Gift’ dealt with him was jaw-dropping, particularly when we’d seen the likes of Donald Cerrone and Francisco Trinaldo struggle with him in the past. Gillespie has already turned 30, so it makes no sense for the UFC to continue to build him slowly. This highly exciting contender needs a highly ranked opponent, and fast.