UFC Orlando Review: Rafael Dos Anjos makes light work of Donald Cerrone to defend his belt for the first time ever.

Although he was not in attendance, Conor McGregor was the name on most people's mind at UFC Orlando.

Dos Anjos finished Cerrone in just 66 seconds to defend his belt.

There were many accusations directed towards Rafael Dos Anjos leading up to his title fight against Donald Cerrone on Saturday, but too him, they acted as motivators as he was determined to shut his critics up. Cerrone, who is often labelled as a slow starter in fights, came out apprehensive as expected. Dos Anjos landed a vicious hard knee to the liver of Cerrone, which was ultimately the beginning of the end for "Cowboy." After landing a body kick which hurt Cerrone badly, Dos Anjos showed no mercy by landing a barrage of brutal punches on the injured Cerrone, who impressively stayed on his feet and circled back into the centre of the octagon. However, Dos Anjos did not think twice about letting the dazed Cerrone recover. An attempted takedown from Cerrone allowed "RDA" to take his back, and from there he hammered away at his head and although "Cowboy" was attempting to defend himself, it was clearly not enough and Herb Dean stopped the fight.

Another win for RDA means that his unbeaten streak is now extended to five and his first title defence has proven to many doubters that he is a force to be reckoned with. A perfectly executed game plan to pressure the slow starting Cerrone straight from the off was the key to his victory. So, what's next for Dos Anjos and Cerrone? Well, Dos Anjos was just one of several fighters at UFC Orlando to call out the recently crowned featherweight champion, Conor McGregor, in his octagon interview. McGregor, who is extremely keen on moving up to 155 and becoming a duo-weight champion, has caught the eye of many fighters in the lightweight division, including RDA. "This is my division" claimed Dos Anjos, also stating he would fight McGregor "In Brazil, in Ireland, or wherever he wants." For Cerrone, a potential fight with rising star Tony Ferguson is one that is looking very promising. 

Overeem landing a hard left body kick.

Junior Dos Santos vs. Alistair Overeem was a fight that should have happened three and a half years ago, but for many endless reasons, it didn't. However, it finally did last Saturday night and it was somewhat of an anti-climax of what everyone expected. Two of the most entertaining heavyweights in the whole sport were finally going to face off, and the stage was set for a compelling match-up. However, a dull start from both fighters, with very few strikes thrown lead to quite a boring first round. Considering the knockout power of both men though, it was quite to hard too blame them for both being hesitant. The second round was more lively though, with Overeem landing a lot of kicks, and with JDS not really throwing anything, it looked like Overeem was about to secure himself another round. Eventually Dos Santos did find an opening and pinned Overeem up against the fence after landing some good punches, but "The Demolition Man" calmly circled back to the centre. Just a few moments later, Overeem unleashed a picture perfect left hook which sent JDS to the canvas and allowed Overeem to follow up with some ground and pound to finish the fight.

A somewhat "boring" first round was the key to Overeem's win, as his patience in this round allowed him to read Dos Santos, and to never let him close the distance. It was a smart game plan once again from Team Jacksonwink, and it lead Overeem to gain his fortieth professional MMA win. This was Overeem's last fight on his UFC contract, which now means he is taking the road that Benson Henderson took in becoming a free agent to play the market. It will be interesting to see where Overeem goes from here, as a win over a top contender like JDS means he could certainly be in line for a title shot, or a number one contender's fight. For Dos Santos, he has never quite looked the same after his most recent to Velasquez, so it will be interesting to see who and when his next fight is against, and to see if he can bounce back from this poor performance.