UFC 229: 3 amazing things you missed from the UFC 229 pay-per-view

UFC 229 is finally done.

Khabib Nurmagomedov defeated Conor McGregor. He managed to make the 'Notorious' UFC Fighter tap out to an extremely tight Rear Naked Choke.

Everyone knows what happened after that. The crazed Russian fighter jumping out of the Octagon into the crowd of Conor's corner is an image burned into the mind of every Mixed Martial Arts fans who saw the event.

On the other side of things, the co-main event saw Tony Ferguson defeat Anthony Pettis to claim his rightful spot as the number one contender for the UFC Lightweight Title. Whether that will mean he is the next opponent for Khabib or not remains to be seen, but at this stage, he is the one who has every right to face the undefeated Champion.

Now, these are all things that we know quite well about. But what about those moments which were more overlooked?

In this article, we will highlight three moments from UFC 229 which you might have missed.

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#1 Scott Holtzman and his broken arms:

UFC 229: Holtzman v Patrick

Scott Holtzman was left without two of his most obvious and reliable weapons early on in his fight against Alan Patrick in the first fight of the Preliminary card of UFC 229.

He lost the use of his left arm when he hurt it off a hook in the 1st round. He was not going to let something like a broken hand stop him though.

He continued fighting and would eventually lose his right hand as well. But that did not give him pause as he continued the assault on Alan Patrick, and mauled the other fighter, letting him know of his dominance in the Octagon.

It was a right hand that would finish off proceedings, despite it being broken at the time.

In the post-fight interview, he revealed the condition of his hands while the audience looked on spellbound, realizing what he had put himself through for the fight.

#2 The Excellent Refereeing from the Co-Main Event

UFC 229: Ferguson v Pettis

If the refereeing of Herb Dean was once again called into question following the main event of Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, the refereeing for the co-main event was equally praised.

Jason Herzog was as on top of the fight as one could be.

The moment that Ferguson was cut open he was on the spot. He stopped the fight in the middle of the 2nd round to clear the blood and have the cut of Ferguson checked out. He wiped the foreheads of both fighters, making sure their vision was not obscured by any blood.

He also asked multiple times and allowed the verbal submission of Anthony Pettis, who had broken one of his hands during the fight.

#3 The end of Alexander Volkov's unbeaten run in UFC

UFC 229: Lewis v Volkov

Since coming to the UFC, the Russian Fighter, Alexander Volkov had been on an unbeaten run. He had beaten Stefan Struve in the fight of the night, before, in his last fight, he had managed to defeat the likes of the Fabricio Werdum in a big fight that saw the veteran knocked out in the first few minutes of the fourth round.

Volkov had been touted as the next up and coming star. He had beaten everyone that had come in his way, and Derrick Lewis did not look like the person who would put a stop to his winning run.

Looks can be deceptive.

After being dominated over the course of three rounds, Lewis landed one huge punch on the jaw of Volkov with 20 seconds to go.

It would prove to be enough, as he was knocked down, and a few hammer blows following the shot made sure that Lewis got the win.