Todorovi turned the tide, unleashing a flurry of strikes with the majority hitting the target. I know this feeling from before., (L-R) Thiago Santos and Jamahal Hill trade punches in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on August 06, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the opening moments of the first round, Masvidal attempted to land his patent flying knee, but Covington would stay clear and respond with a few shots of his own. What a bounce back win for Tresean Gore. 22 Consecutive Sell Outs (with full capacity)Highest grossing sporting event in Pechanga Arena history, Marlon Vera KO's Dominick Cruz in their bantamweight main event boutduring the UFC Fight Night event at Pechanga Arena on August 13, 2022 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC), Calvin Kattar elbows Giga Chikadze in a featherweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at the UFC APEX on January 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gross Total Revenue: $11,562,807.77Attendance: 20,845 (Sold Out)27 consecutive sell outs with full capacity. A fight involving Brandon Royval is nearly always a barnburner, and his matchup against perennial top-10 contender Matt Schnell fell right in line with the rest for as long as it lasted. Eventually, Allen was able to lock in a Rear-Naked choke late in the first round forcing Jotko to tap, earning Allen a performance bonus and third straight victory. The UFC light heavyweight has walked through adversity on his way to a top 15 ranking and establishing himself as a real player at 205lbs. The win firmly puts Pavlovich on a short list of the fighters who are within reach of a shot at Francis Ngannous title. Big things are ahead of one of the divisions brightest up-and-comers. Featherweight Alex Caceres made sure to end the year on a high note, knocking out Julian Erosa in the first round. It was only the third TKO in UFC womens history that stemmed from a knee strike. The crowd usually plays a big role in determining which fighters get rewarded. After a first round that saw Makwan Amirkhani find slight success securing takedowns, Jonathan Pierce withstood the pressure and started to sway the momentum in the second frame. With the win, Caceres is now tied for 5th most wins in UFC featherweight history with 10. She danced her way to the Octagon and danced her way out with a TKO victory over Ramona Pascual that stemmed from a big knee to the body. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). In the third, Moreno was cut under his eye by the Kiwi following a sweep and short sequence of heavy ground-and-pound strikes, but it didn't stop him from landing a perfect kick flush to the liver, dropping Kara-France before finishing him off with strikes from the top before referee Herb Dean stepped in with just 26 seconds to go in the third round. Late in the first round, Michael Johnson dropped Jamie Mullarkey with a hard left hand, but Mullarkey was able to recover quickly and earn a knockdown of his own moments later to close out the opening five minutes. Losing the striking battle on the feet, Pearce took Amirkhani down and found success through a barrage of punches and knees. Erosa will look to add another bonus to his resume the next time that he makes the walk to the Octagon in 2022. Ode Osbourne took the old clich that fighters dont get paid for overtime to heart on his way to earning the sixthfastest knockout in UFC flyweight history. With questions and hype buzzing around Chimaev, Burns gave the phenom everything he could handle early, stuffing takedowns and cracking right back with Borz. The pace was high with a combination of heavy exchanges and entertaining grappling scrambles. In the second, the script flipped entirely. But it was the second round where things went from intense to insane. After UFC 286, four fighters picked up an extra $50,000 for their performances in London. Two of the UFC's lightweight division's rising stars battled for five full rounds in the main event at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs Gamrot. Zhang Weili's put a exclamation point on her two-fight series with Joanna Jedrzejczyk, knocking her out in stunning fashion. Wielding visible emotion from the start with the apparent entirety of O2 Arena behind her, there was a feeling from the first punch landed that McCann wasnt going back to Liverpool without a win. In the second, an inside low kick from Martinez crippled Swanson's lead leg. It was a big win and a definite step in the right direction for Turman. There werent any other strikes needed and just like that, Murzakanov moved to 11-0 and is on the right track to find footing in the division. In 15 professional wins, Karine Silva has a 100% finishing rate, and she kept that stat intact in style as secured just the second D'Arce choke submission in women's UFC history in the first round vs compatriot Poliana Botelho. The light heavyweight adjusted accordingly and delivered the biggest win of his career so far, knocking out Ion Cutelaba. The two went to work in the second round, with the blood piling on to both fighters. Barberena put it on Brown in the final moments, in what was a closely contested bout for the entire 15 minutes. Rocky flipped the MMA-world on its head with a fifth-round head kick to knockout pound-for-pound king Kamaru Usman and become the welterweight champion of the world. But UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs Allen was Steve Garcias time to shine. However, Till responded in the second and saw plenty of success on the feet with Du Plessis slightly fatigued until the South African secured a takedown. In the end, it was Czech Republic's Prochazka that sunk in a rear naked choke with under a minute remaining and forced Teixeira to tap. Unable to escape the barrage, the referee stepped in to stop the onslaught before the first frame was finished. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). Theres no denying the heart and the ability that Dan Hooker has to take punch, but he met the wrong opponent for his return to featherweight as he encountered a buzzsaw named Arnold Allen. There is nothing quite like adding a highlight reel knockout to your resume, and thats exactly what middleweight Roman Dolidze has done in each of his last two fights. Font thwarted him and landed some heat, but Chito remained unbothered. 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Sign up for our newsletter and get every update delivered to your inbox! 11 months away from competing was the move for Hooper, who displayed improved striking and ground and pound in his but with Felipe Colares. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). See the Final Results , Official Scorecards and Who Won Bonuses - and relive the . The fast-paced exchanges continued in the second round with Dober continuing to eat Greens punches, but also securing some of his own as well. Dusko Todorovic of Montenegro punches Jordan Wright in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was a very hard-fought and close bout but the performance proved that Onama deserved to be in the big show. For the back-and-forth nature of this fight, it was clearly deserving of FOTN honors. Brown seemed to have an upper-hand on the feet early but elected to grapple. RELATED: Jalin Turner's Post-Fight Interview | Jalin Turner's Octagon Interview. It was a massive statement for Njokuani and proved that although it took him a while to get to the big show, he absolutely belongs. It was one of those fights that was a scrap from the first second to last. Somehow both fighters survived the second frame and moved on to the third. Once she recovered, Stoliarenko immediately took Clark to the mat and locked in the finish. In the first round, Du Plessis stormed Till and beat the Scouser up agains the cage for most of the first round. Yan and most of the capacity crowd of Etihad Arena seemed to disagree with the split decision victory awarded to The Suga Show, but one thing that was undeniable: it was arguably the most entertaining 15 minutes of the event, setting the table perfectly for the main and co-main championship bouts. Garcia continued to get the best of Hooper, dropping him three times in the just a matter of minutes and forcing the referee to jump in and put an end to the onslaught. It was a great introduction to the welterweight division for Holland and only exciting things are on the horizon for one of UFC's most entertaining fighters. Matthews let the hands fly and connected with power shots on multiple occasions that helped him wear Fialho out. Earning his second Performance of the Night in only three UFC fights, Pereira has become one of the divisions most entertaining up-and-comers. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). The Ultimate Fighter season 29 finalist has been self-admittedly learning on the job. What a debut for Tamires Vidal. 12 to No. Matt Schnell vs Sumdaerji is one of those fights well be talking about for a long, long time. When I seen him do it, I said Ok, hes going to do it again. And when he did it again, I had a sudden surge, he explained, pointing to his bicep, to whip this thing again., Im back, he added. Only former champion Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas have more strawweight finishes than Viana. Only one follow up shot was needed for the referee to step in, earning Pyfer a first round KO victory. Chimaev bounced back and continued with heavy pressure, and although it seemed like Burns was fading, the two continued to battle to the end much to the joys of the Floridian crowd. Li Jingliang found a home for his right hand and landed back in the win column by knocking out Muslim Salikhov. UFC fight of the night bonuses are usually handed to fighters who produce an exciting, back, and forth contest. Thats exactly what Curtis Blaydes did against Chris Daukaus in Columbus. | UFC Bonuses: Every Single UFC Bonus in 2022 Results Bonus Coverage | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland The Fights & Performances That Warranted An Extra. The judges saw the spectacular fight as a Unanimous Decision for Cachoeira, giving her three wins in her last four UFC bouts. Jssica Andrade Becomes First Fighter In UFC History To Score Standing Arm Triangle In Submission Win Over Amanda Lemos April 23, 2022 (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). However, Fiziev's power carried into the final round, dropping dos Anjos with a left hook. There arent many comebacks like the one we saw from Cody Brundage at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev. Font came out heavy early and often, but once again, Vera rocked the New Englander, but the horn sounded before the finish came. Barberena kept the pace as the round neared and end and was able to put Lawler out on his feet. Putting on the pressure early, Pimblett tried numerous submission attempts, dragging Leavitt to the mat. UFC Senior Vice President Dave Shaw announced at the evenings post-fight press conference that the headlining fighters were awarded with the events Fight of the Night bonus and an extra $50,000 each for their epic championship clash. As Da Silva built momentum, Altamirano hit the Brazilian with a knee to the body that crumpled him, and he was able to find the ground-and-pound finish shortly afterward. The two opponents started off the round exchanging some strikes and feeling each other out, when Caceres threw a left hand. A year after he returned from a 30-month layoff with a decision win, jiu-jitsu standout Gunnar Nelson (19-5-1 MMA, 10-5 UFC) picked up his first submission win in more than four years when he tapped out Bryan Barberena (18-10 MMA, 9-8 UFC) with a first-round rear-naked choke. Ultimately, the judges gave Chimaev the unanimous decision victory, solidifying the young upstart as a real contender in the division. UFC on ESPN 45 post-event facts: Is Jim Miller's record resume UFC Hall of Fame worthy? The Peoples Main Event delivered on its immense expectations as welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev went to war for three rounds. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC). That didnt sit well with him, so he made sure to show why people need to be putting some more respect on his name. Effective immediately, UFC will award Fight of the Night bonuses to each of the fighters in the best fight of the night, as well as additional Performance of the Night bonuses to. Commentator Daniel Cormier watched in awe as Jenkins ate shot after shot and wondered aloud How is this kid still standing? Shortly after that comment, he was no longer standing and Klose celebrated the triumph with his family. Thompson basically hit Holland with everything but the kitchen sink, but Holland wouldnt fall until the final moments of the fourth round. Ricky Simon was an underdog entering his UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs Rodriguez bout with rising undefeated prospect Jack Shore. Pavlovich extended his knockout streak to five straight with his sub-minute KO of Tai Tuivasa. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC), Jamahal Hill reacts after his knockout victory over Johnny Walker of Brazil in their light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on February 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. #UFC273 pic.twitter.com/2YV0hEwXlN. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. His best shot came late a spinning counter elbow that Chikadze somehow ate without so much as flinching. Lawler found success early and often, landing huge shorts that caused significant damage to Barberena. View Mohammed Usman's Post-Fight Interview. Early in the fight, neither fighter would give up a position on the mat, constantly scrambling out of pressure and getting back to their feet. Punches were thrown in the first round, with both fighters finding their footing. With just under four minutes to go in the first round, Pyfer landed one devastating right hand that dropped UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Song opponent Alen Amedovski to the mat. When this fight was rebooked for Columbus, Ohio everyone knew exactly what the world was going to get out of Matt Brown and Bryan Barberena A slugfest where two tough guys willing to beat the snot out of each other until the final bell. As the clich goes, it was the fans who were the real winners after being treated to 15 straight minutes of brilliant, heart-pounding MMA. Magomedov hit UFC Paris opponent Dustin Stoltzfus with a perfect front kick to the face and then followed up with powerful strikes that put Stoltzfus out. Opening the main card, Johnny Walker bounced back from his defeat to Jamahal Hill in February, earning his first submission victory since joining the UFC in 2018. Chookagian fought to her feet and landed several straight-as-an-arrow right hands to end the second round. His dramatic KO of veteran Court McGee was his third consecutive finish. It was also the rare UFC bout that featured no punches landed. Top Grossing Event in Honda Center History. Rafael Fiziev via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28). The victory was Collier's first submission win in the UFC. After getting into the clinch, Torres got some space and began to piece up Camacho. Who Won Bonuses? Until, that is, Edwards feinted and lifted his left leg to Usmans head, ending the fight with less than a minute to go, becoming the first Jamaican-born UFC champion and the second UK champion ever. UFC on ESPN 45 bonuses: You better believe that sick Jim Miller KO was worth $50,000 Matt Erickson June 4, 2023 12:45 am ET The UFC handed out four post-fight bonuses after Saturday's. With perhaps the biggest pop of any fighter on the UFC London card, Liverpools Paddy Pimblett made his walk to the Octagon with the weight of massive expectations and he delivered on every one of them with his first round submission of Kazula Vargas. He also stayed in perpetual forward motion, but when Chikadze had some space, he fired off heavy shots with his feet and hands. It took Francisco Figueiredo all of 78 seconds to earn a submission win over Daniel da Silva. UFC welterweights Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland throw kicks in their UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland main event in Orlando, Florida on December 3rd 2022. Despite being nearly dropped on numerous occasions, Santos kept up the pressure and weathered the storm until the end of the round. The gameplan for Thiago Moises was clear from the start: take Christos Giagos down. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC). As both fighters were finding their timing, Sherman finally rockedVanderaa and swarmed him up against the cage, unloading on his opponent until referee Mark Smith stopped the fight. - 2nd highest grossing event in Madison Square Garden history. After a back and forth opening two rounds, Gaethje had a little bit more in the tank in the third and did more damage. He hypes the fight like nobody else. With a minute left, Ribas emptied the tank scoring a takedown and engaging in a thrilling exchange with Blonde Fighter until the final horn. Chase Hooper went back to the drawing board and came back with some new skills. What a way to get your first career UFC win. Fight of the Night for this event went to: 'Alex Caceres and Daniel Pineda'. Cutelaba defended well, but Walker was eventually able to sink in the rear naked choke with just over 20 seconds to go in the first. It's only over when it's over, and it wasn't over, he said. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC). You'll now receive the top MMA Junkie stories each day directly in your inbox. It was just the fifth finish in UFC history stemming from spinning back kick and showed UFC brass that Silva is ready for a big step up in competition. He showed that he is not only a real deal but a someone that is going to knocking on the door of the middleweight rankings sooner rather than later. With his wife, Cortney Casey, and their young son, Kingston, in attendance, Drakkar Klose put on one of the great performances on the lightweights career to date. The first main event of 2022 delivered on almost all its promises as Calvin Kattar and Giga Chikadze stood toe-to-toe for all 25 minutes in an absolute war. Despite Gustaffson briefly getting back to his feet, Krylov kept up the pace and secured his second knockdown soon after. But when the final horn sounded, it was the Brazilian who had done just enough extra work to reclaim his flyweight belt. The back and forth affair featured just about everything a fan of mixed martial arts could hope for. Big things are coming for Hill in 2022. Lungiambula threw a flurry of punches then went in for a shot and Brundage saw his shot. 29 consecutive sellouts with full capacity. That list of five fighters includes Zhang Weili who sent Joanna Jedrzejczyk into retirement with an unbelievable spinning backfist knockout Jake Matthews, Jack Della Maddalena, and first-time bonus winners Maheshate and Silvana Gomez Juarez. But no matter what he hit Barberena with, he couldn't drop the diamond chinned farmer. "Wow," said TSN's Aaron Bronsteter on Twitter following the win. Brendan Allen battles Krzysztof Jotko of Poland in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on October 01, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the perfect performance from Weili and puts the former champion right back in the mix for the strawweight title. The performance was enough for Barberena to play spoiler and ruin Browns homecoming party by taking the fight via Split Decision. Hill followed up with a devastating strike and put the lights out on Walker. Early in the second round Soriano threw a massive left hand that made Lungiambula crumble. It was brilliant, scary, impressive and those three words might best sum up Dolidze. Iraq's Amir Albazi picked up a massive win in the UFC's flyweight division, as he narrowly edged former title challenger Kai Kara-France via split decision at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas on . Receiving a bonus was the cherry on top and definitely helped make up for lost time. From the opening bell, there was nonstop action with both lightweights throwing damaging and powerful strikes, until one finally clicked for Drew Dober in the second round. From there, he poured on heavy ground-and-pound before taking Sherman's back and securing a rear naked choke. There was wrestling, submission attempts, striking, ground and pound, and intense moments. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). The remaining "Performance of the Night" bonus went to Muhammad Naimov, who stopped Jamie Malarkey in their prelim fight. Barberena turned on the heat in the second, connecting with massive elbows that put Lawler on skates. Constantly searching for armbar submissions, Chiasson needed to make all the right moves to last until the horn. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). Brito followed up well and earned the stoppage inside the first minute of the fight. The UFC bonus section is one of the few pages on our site that's manually maintained rather than software-generated, so any errors are my fault. Hollands coach Bob Perez checked in on his fighter between rounds and determined that Holland was no longer fit to fight giving Thompson the TKO victory. It was a strange finish to the fight but it didnt take away anything from Algeo, who has made a real name for himself in the featherweight division. Early in the second round, Gore grabbed ahold of Fremds neck and held on for dear life as Fremd tried just about everything to get Gore off of him. The back-and-forth nature of this main event made it clear that these two were destined for earning Fight of the Night honors. For 15 minutes the two threw down, mixing a variety of striking attacks until the final bell tolled. RELATED:Paddy Pimblett Post-Fight Interview, Its the beginning, the middle and the end that you get from him, said commentator Michael Bisping as Pimblett made his way back to the locker room through a sea of adoration and high-fives. Muslim Salikhov made it 5 wins in his last 6 fights as he finished Fialho with strikes, many of which were beautiful spinning techniques. A wild, back-and-forth brawl of competing stylees, Wus high-cardio, unorthodox angles were met with Silvas slick Muay Thai and heavy counter-punching. At 21, he dreams of being the youngest UFC champion, and with a few more performances like he had tonight, he might have a chance. Fight Card|Final Results | Official Scorecards, Gross Total Revenue: $4,455,691.00 (Announced Live Gate)Attendance: 19,442 (Sold Out) In the main event Rafael Fiziev proved that he belongs in the UFC lightweight division's top-10, defeating former lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos by TKO in round 5. The lightweights received "Fight of the Night" honors and $50,000 apiece for their slugfest at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday in a bout that will likely lead many "Fight of the. https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/lists/ufc-286-london-bonuses-justin-gaethje-fiziev-gunnar-nelson-jake-hadley-50000, Fight of the Night: Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev, Jake Hadley def. It only took former UFC Womens Strawweight Champion Jssica Andrade one round to prove why shes still one of the best in whatever division she competes in. A daily roundup of all your fighting news from MMA Fighting, By submitting your email, you agree to our, Kai Kara-France reacts to controversial split decision loss to Amir Albazi at UFC Vegas 74. At the end of the round Burns barely was able to get up and make it back to his corner. Li pressued Salikhov but took his time setting up the knockout shot that dropped Salikhov for good. 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After weathering the early storm from the explosive Alves, Dober started to work Alves body as the Brazilian tired. Gordon missed weight, to boot, so Hadley got 30 percent of his check on top of his own pay and the bonus. When Kattar shot for takedowns, the Georgian fended them off well. In the second Silva went back to the same technique. As voted by YOU, the fans See the winners of the @CryptoCom ! Big things are up for the rising bantamweight and it will be interesting to see who hes matched up with next. In the midst of a clinching battle, Covington would land a low knee that would bring the fight to a brief holt. He switched levels and grappled Costa, who engaged with him on the mat enthusiastically. It was such an impressive bounce back performance for Thompson, who really needed to have a big win after dropping his last two fights. We are barely halfway through the prelim card in Austin when we knew it was going to be tricky to figure out who was going to get performance bonuses, as fight after fight ended in stellar, show-stopping finishes. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC). It only makes sense that in the UFC 4 game, it's the same way. With his family by his side in the stands, Jackson delivered an emotional and impressive performance. It was a back and forth battle, as the knees, elbows and jabs were starting to bloody up both Kattar and Emmett throughout the fight.The featherweights went to war until the final horn, neither giving up despite the fatigue that could be seen from both sides. It was beyond wild, and it was all heart from both fighters til the end. In the final round, both fighters slugged it out, but it was Mullarkey who came away with a close split-decision victory. "The Celtic Kid" got it done in a big way at UFC 275, knocking Andre Fialho out in a welterweight firefight. After taking a severe beating for three rounds, Craig pulled out a last-second submission when his opponent dared to go to the ground with him. He did just that by submitting Jamie Pickett with a D'Arce Choke in the final second of the first round. Heavy leather was thrown by both men throughout the entirety of the first round. Sherman fired a kick, but Collier caught it and pushed Sherman to the canvas. She backed up her impressive win over Jasmine Jasudavicius with a beautiful spinning back kick TKO win over Tereza Bleda. Weve been working that all camp, he said of the strategy. Heading into the bout on a four fight skid, Sherman showed technical striking, hurting Vanderra often with heavy shots. At UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill she was able to put away Jessica-Rose Clark just two minutes into the second round with an impressive Armbar. Mandatory Credit: Per Haljestam-USA TODAY Sports, Gunnar Nelson def. Buckley reminded Austin audiences of his why hes one of the most thrilling prospects in the middleweight division, eventually doing so much visible damage to his opponent Albert Duraev that doctors were forced to end the onslaught. Spann connected with heavy shots early, including a big right hand that forced a takedown from Cutelaba. Soon, Perez backed up and Pantoja executed a beautiful back-take, locking in the body triangle while Perez stood against the cage and focused on fighting hands. Islam Makhachev would never try to convince you that his fights are easy, but he continued to make it look easy as he cruised to becoming the 12th undisputed lightweight champion over Charles Oliveira. In the final seconds, Covington was able to land some ground and pound strikes before the bout came to an end. Sumaderji started connecting with massive power shots in the center of the Octagon, including elbows in the clinch that made Schnell lose the stability in his legs on more than one occasion. Blaydes didnt rely on his wrestling one bit, as a matter of fact, he didnt even fake a shot attempt. Despite it being Lewis house, Tuivasa has endeared himself to fans worldwide, even those in Houston, who were more than happy to share his trademark shoeys along their way back to the locker room and beyond to celebrate his new status in the heavyweight elite. It didnt work. Alexander Volkanovski and Israel Adesanya become first official athletes of Logan Pauls Prime. Not a bad way to get things started in Austin, and a harbinger of things to come. ATTENDANCE:10,787 (sell out), Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic punches Glover Teixeira in their UFC light heavyweight title bout at UFC 275. The UFC 275 main event bout between Glover Teixeira and Jiri Prochazka lived up to all the hype, as both men laid it on the line for nearly all 25 minutes. Rodriguez handled Joshua Weems with ease, submitting the submission guy with a rear naked choke in the first round. It was terrifying and certainly helped Dolidze make his case to add a number next to his name. The fight wasnt without adversity for Chandler. In the end, Emmett came out victorious with a split decision. In the final round, Covington continued with his pressure and would eventually get Masvidal back to the mat. My, oh my, Leon Edwards. If you're trapped on an island and had to choose a handful of fights you couldn't live without, what would you choose, Go Through All Of The Heavyweight Title Winners In UFC History, Results As They Happen, Winner Interviews And More From UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland,Live From The UFC A, The Fights & Performances That Warranted An Extra $50,000 In 2022, Matt Brown elbows Bryan Barberena in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Nationwide Arena on March 26, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio. Combinaciones de fantasa? (Photo by Harrison Green/Zuffa LLC). It was a picture perfect performance and proved that Tsarukyan is more than a prospect, he's a contender. As time went on, Mullarkey hit his stride, landing accurate strikes with volume while evading power shots from Johnson. Straight up dominating someone won't get fon. Lemos fought the submission for a few seconds against the cage but would ultimately tap out. It was an impressive performance and showed that Pereira absolutely deserves to be fighting welterweights with numbers next to their name. Commentator Paul Felder remarked that Craig even looked like he might be out. With his stunning comeback KO win over Gabriel Benitez at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs Hill, it's clear that Onama is the real deal and is one of the hottest prospects in the featherweight division. From the jump, Volkanovski controlled the pace of the fight against Chan Sung Jung, peppering The Korean Zombie with jabs from distance and consistently disrupting his rhythm. Happiness and pride fill me right now, she would say backstage. Clark landed a flush right hand that stumbled Stoliarenko momentarily. Michal Oleksiejczuk is making himself one to watch in the middleweight division after earning back-to-back stoppage wins since moving to 185. As voted by YOU, the fans See the winners of the @CryptoCom for #UFC278! The second round showed more of the same, and it seemed like Costa was turning the momentum around and Rockhold withered, but the former champion bit down on his mouthpiece and showed his toughness for the remainder of the fight. Maddalena picked his shots carefully in the first minute of the bout, hitting veteran Ramazan Emeev with a huge body shot that sent him crumbling to the floor. Boy oh boy did Stephen Thompson and Kevin Holland deliver in their main event. Covington was relentless with his pressure and takedown attempts, eventually getting Masvidal down to the canvas for a brief moment. Kevin Holland got his second straight finish in his second stint at welterweight and he looked brilliant doing it, banging vet Tim Means to the mat and securing a sweet Darce choke. Something went wrong. Both Ji Yeon "Firefist" Kim and Priscila "Zombie Girl" Cachoeira lived up to their nicknames, putting on a three-round stand-up showcase. Before reading the scorecards, announcer Joe Martinez uncharacteristally compelled the crowd to stand up and give a second deafening ovation, which they eagerly supplied. Dana Whites Contender Series Season 6 athlete Anton Turkalj stepped in on short notice for Shamil Abdurakhimov to face the surging Brazilian coming off two first round finishes. He pushed the pace all fight, showed off his slick boxing, mixed in grappling and punished Chikadze with elbows. Daniel Pineda by unanimous decision (29-28 x3) Jim Miller def.. Covingtons strikes were finding their home, but with 90 seconds left in the round, Masvidal would land a flush right that would send Covington to his knee for a brief moment. Amidst the controversies and fight changes in the last 24 hours, Jailton Almeida is another UFC 279 athlete that fought someone on short notice. Per usual, Martinez blasted kicks throughout the entire duration of the bout, switching high and low to always leave the UFC Hall of Famer guessing. Facing well-respected veteran Andre Fili, Joanderson Brito made a huge statement in earning a first-round TKO. Schnell tapped, and Royval called for a fight with a title contender. Taira showcased how well-rounded his skill set is for being so young, standing and trading on the feet and dominating in the grappling department. It took 19 seconds for middleweight newcomer Abus Magomedov to announce his presence to UFC fans. (Credits: Getty Images) Firstly, New York State Athletic Commission does not release fighter pay, so none of the following payout data for the event is official. Neil Magny punches Daniel Rodriguez in a welterweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 05, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. And thats exactly what these two welterweight veterans delivered to a sold-out crowd at Nationwide Arena. Right away, the two got after it, and Brito landed a massive overhand right hand that spun Fili to the ground. Magnys 20th win came in third round of his intense bout with against Daniel Rodriguez when he locked up a darce choke. That didnt stop Algeo from putting on an impressive performance with late replacement Herbert Burns. #UFC274 pic.twitter.com/QMngpRplBD, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 30: (R-L) Marlon Vera of Ecuador kicks Rob Font in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on April 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Once Rountree sensed he had Robeson hurt, the Las Vegas-native would unleash another barrage of heavy strikes that would eventually drop Roberson to the canvas. "Magnum" navigated a chaotic first round filled with striking and grappling with the poise of a champion before countering an Esparza takedown attempt in the second, advancing to a crucifix position which cleared the way for a clean submission just over a minute into the second round. Kai Kara-France was confident that he was going to leave UFC Vegas 74 with a win on his record but instead hes going home with a split decision loss to Amir Albazi. Eventually after some success from Silva, Brown secured a takedown and locked in a tight arm triangle. In the second round, Topuria hurt Mitchell on the feet before getting him to the ground and getting the submission win to push his UFC record to 5-0 and 13-0 overall. Thats what fight fans got when Santiago Ponzinibbio and Michel Pereira collided in the Octagon. To start the second Algeo put his foot on the gas and pressured Burns back down to the canvas and after some more landed strikes, Burns was no able to return to his feet. Needing only 57 seconds vs England favorite Mike Grundy, "Mr. Finland" earned his third anaconda choke submission in UFC competition and his third in three wins. Halfway through the round, Walker reversed positions and went to work, landing vicious ground and pound strikes until Cutelaba could find his way to his feet. Jedrzejczyk fell the to canvas and that was all she wrote. That's when he landed a couple huge punches in succession and put Fialho out. Chikadze adjusted accordingly, and he started to counter well moving backward. It was the UFC newcomer's first performance bonus. If he is to have another impressive performance against a ranked opponent, Song could easily finding himself challenging for a world title next. Thats where Gane would eventually force Tuivasa to crumble as he went back to the body kicks before connecting with devastating punches to put an end to the most memorable night in French MMA. Diaz quickly grabbed a hold of Fergusons neck and locked in a guillotine choke. "I feel unstoppable.". Allen found usual success in the grappling department, dragging Jotko to the mat and searching for submissions. The walkouts are incredible. As Roberson attempted to get back to his feet, Rountree would land a powerful body kick that would force Roberson too cover up. The performance got the entire crowd screaming and cheering for the former French Special Forces officer. RELATED:Ilia Topuria Post-Fight Interview. Getting a stunning KO win in your UFC debut is the right way to introduce yourself to UFC fans worldwide. In the second round, Shahbazyan crashed into his opponent with a knee and swarmed punches and elbows to earn the finish. Perhaps realizing he only needed to hang on for a few more seconds, he resisted. Cachoeira relied on her powerful strikes to hurt Kim and while some of her shots missed the mark, the ones that found home made a big impact. Hanging with former champion Petr Yan from start to finigh, Sean OMalley laid to rest once and for all the doubt that he should be in high-level bantamweight bouts. After a frustrating couple of months, Kyle Daukaus was charged up and ready to make a statement. Justin Gaethje (24-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) and Rafael Fiziev (12-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) were Fight of the Night winners on paper even before fight week started. Knocking on the door of a top five ranking, the pride of Manchester called out Tai Tuivasa, noting that it wasnt only Aussies who enjoyed celebrating with a beer after a win, as Aspinall himself proceeded to do with fans as he left the Octagon. The win proves that Thompson still has every bit of what it takes to compete with the welterweight elite. From the jump, Pantoja jumped on Perez, peppering him with punch and swarming him wholly. Arman Tsarukyan dominated Joel lvarez from start to finish, utilizing his grappling to hold the Spaniard to the canvas and drop devastating elbows on his opponent. Walker immediately took his opponents back, took him to the ground and started searching for submissions. 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