UFC 200 "set Las Vegas attendance and gate records for the fight promotion," as 18,202 spectators filled a sold out T-Mobile Arena and generated gate receipts totaling $10.7M (MMAWEEKLY.com, 7/10). UFC 200 was "short of awe-inspiring," and the promotion "passed on awarding a standard Fight of the Night bonus" (LAS VEGAS SUN, 7/10). It "was a night of good fights early," but the Daniel Cormier-Anderson Silva bout "began and some steam seeped out of T-Mobile." Brock Lesnar "tried his best to bring it back" with his victory over Mark Hunt (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 7/10). Lesnar-Hunt "will by no means be a contender for Fight of the Year, but Lesnar's larger-than-life presence electrified an arena that was in dire need of it" (SPORTS.YAHOO.com, 7/10).
Cormier "dominated every round," but Silva "was clearly the people's champion." Immediately after the fight, Silva's coaches "hoisted him onto their shoulders and paraded him around the ring to a roaring cheer" from the crowd. Cormier meanwhile "walked to his corner to the tune of thousands of boos." During Cormier's post-fight interview the boos "nearly drowned out the champion's answers" (LAS VEGAS SUN, 7/10). The negativity towards Cormier "was excessive, disappointing and cast" the UFC's fan base "in a poor light" (USATODAY.com, 7/9).
