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Much of the entertainment value in Usman fights may be derived from acknowledging the many things he didn't have to do to win.

I saw his show today and I'm pretty sure he was just trying to make it more interesting.

Gilbert Burns is one of the only WW fighters that stands a chance against Usman in the clinch. When Usman gets the clinch, he seems to be almost apologizing to his opponent as he repeatedly scores points at will and threatens the takedown.

Absolutely, Masvidal had his chances but Usman's head movement has always been exceptional - he rarely if ever gets truly rocked. Next time maybe go for more uppercuts?

Championship fight, fair stoppage.

Fight IQ is key.

Do these signs include physical evidence?

Masvidal has an interesting bag of tricks up his sleeve if he wants to use them.

It was a bit vexxing seeing such dismissiveness of Perry's obvious concerns involving the police.

Could he please run for president?

It's way overblown. Masvidal has often tried to fight with urgency throughout his career but that can be very tough when certain opponents were not always there to get hit. Usman's dominant wrestling may expose Masvidal's overall game unless he establishes a strong takedown defense.

The lesson I got from this fight is that sometimes a bit of gambling pays off big time.

Seems like a a bit of a no-brainer - fight for less now but with more people watching become a big star and retire.

Absolutely he can win.

I believe Dana acknowledged that for different reasons some fighters may not be dying to fight at this moment and that is fine with him.

Respect to Dana for keeping the show going but slightly disappointing UFC doesn't appear dedicated to make some potentially exciting fights including Jones.

Not if he is willing to take a lot less money.

He has to be jacked if he is gonna stand and bang with Francis.

Ironically, he might just be too smart to take on that kind of risk.

A simple, even elegant solution to these questions could lie with the ref. Whenever a ref believes that a fighter is unknowingly (or otherwise) putting themselves at unnecessary risk for any reason, call in the doctor to give the fighter a brief once-over in between rounds. Maybe even ask a...