The Walkmen: UFC 200 ‘Tate vs. Nunes’

It goes without saying that UFC 200 was a memorable, historic event for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It was also rife with controversy and turmoil, as the original headliner -- Nate Diaz vs. Conor McGregor -- was scrapped and the Daniel Cormier-Jon Jones backup was cancelled. Just when the UFC settled on Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt in the main-event slot, the promotion made a last-minute switch to Miesha Tate-Amanda Nunes.

UFC 200 on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas was loaded with a wide variety of musical interests on the walkout song front. Tate did not live up to the call of her choice, as Katy Perry’s “Roar” did not serve her well against the Brazilian “Lioness.” Tate wound up with a broken nose before succumbing to a first-round rear-naked choke and surrendering the women’s bantamweight title to Nunes.

Meanwhile, it was nice to hear Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” shatter eardrums for the first time since 2011, as Lesnar’s trademark entrance song cleared the way for his triumphant return. The World Wrestling Entertainment superstar scored multiple takedowns and tuned up Hunt with ground-and-pound for a unanimous decision. Hunt stepped to the cage to the night’s best song, though the legendary N.W.A.’s “Express Yourself” could not help him stave off defeat.

Other standout tracks included the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Kick in the Door” (Frankie Edgar), Joe Esposito’s “You’re the Best Around” (Travis Browne), Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising” (Jim Miller) and Queen’s “We Wil Rock You” (Diego Sanchez).

A partial rundown of the remaining tracks follows:

UFC 200 Walkout Songs

Amanda Nunes: Grupo Revelacao | “Ta Escrito”
Daniel Cormier: Lil Wayne | “Right Above It”
Anderson Silva: DMX | “No Sunshine”
Jose Aldo: Jay-Z feat. Rihanna | “Run This Town”
Cain Velasquez: Vicente Fernandez | “Los Mandados”
T.J. Dillashaw: Red Hot Chili Peppers | “Can’t Stop”
Julianna Pena: Heart | “Crazy On You”
Cat Zingano: Sick Puppies | “You’re Going Down”
Kelvin Gastelum: Vicente Fernandez | “El Palenque”
Johny Hendricks: Abbott Band | “My Texas”
Sage Northcutt: R-Swift | “Awesome God”
Joe Lauzon: Thousand Foot Krutch | “Move”