Font battled in the fourth round, but Vera turned on the aggression and looked for the finish. As voted by YOU, the fans See the winners of the @CryptoCom ! It was a perfect showcase for one of the rising stars in the light heavyweight division. You'll gain the same amount of weekly points every day of training. Only former champion Jessica Andrade and Rose Namajunas have more strawweight finishes than Viana. Its hard to imagine a more perfect debut for the Brazilian, who punched her ticket to the UFC on the last season of Dana Whites Contender Series. After a frustrating couple of months, Kyle Daukaus was charged up and ready to make a statement. The Peoples Main Event delivered on its immense expectations as welterweight contenders Gilbert Burns and Khamzat Chimaev went to war for three rounds. It was a big win and a definite step in the right direction for Turman. Jan 22. The 35-year-old will return to the Octagon when he takes on Ciryl Gane for the undisputed heavyweight title at UFC 285 in the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, on Saturday night.. You can check out the official . Tony Ferguson via submission (guillotine choke) Round 4, 2:52. He called out Calvin Kattar as a possible next opponent in his post-fight interview. 7 Jab-Right Hook-Left Uppercut-Straight. After over a year since her last fight, Irena Aldana picked up right where she left off against Macy Chiasson. Big things are up for the rising bantamweight and it will be interesting to see who hes matched up with next. In the second and third rounds, Kattar switched to an elbow-heavy attack and sliced nasty cuts up on Chikadzes face. It was a one-sided decision, but one that also reminded everyone of Rockholds grit one more time before he called it a career. His bonus Saturday was his first since March 2019. Winning method: Gamrot by KO/TKO/DQ or submission . On an incredible night in Paris, the heavyweight headliners saved the best for last. The performance got the entire crowd screaming and cheering for the former French Special Forces officer. He did just that by submitting Jamie Pickett with a D'Arce Choke in the final second of the first round. Irene Aldana def. GATE: $2,114,249.50ATTENDANCE:16,979 (sold out)*18th-Consecutive Sell Out (with full capacity) On the biggest stage of his professional mixed martial arts career, Mohammed Usman shined in his The Ultimate Fighter Season 30 finale against Zac Pauga. Although Jung made it out for the fourth round, it didnt take long for Volkanovski to put the finishing touches on his masterpiece, earning the stoppage seconds into the frame. 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. ATTENDANCE:10,787 (sell out), Jiri Prochazka of the Czech Republic punches Glover Teixeira in their UFC light heavyweight title bout at UFC 275. 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. Right away, the two got after it, and Brito landed a massive overhand right hand that spun Fili to the ground. From this menu, you can enter the Fighter Evolution menu. The fight went to the ground once again, yet Chiasson was in control forcing Aldana to constantly defend strikes and submission attempts. Usually comeback wins involve a fighter rallying from being dropped or nearly submitted, not many comebacks happen after taking nearly 50 unanswered strikes. Frontal Assault. World Cup winner Mbappe donating bonus of about $350,000. The middleweight headliner was so intense, and the strawweight co . In exchange for weekly points, this option will allow you to build a better relationship with certain fighters. Daukaus told Paul Felder in the Octagon after the win that he wants to be known as 'The D'Arce Knight' going forward and he's certainly a fighter that people should have their eyes on going forward. As voted by YOU, the fans See the winners of the @CryptoCom for #UFC276! 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. 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. Fight Card|Final Results | Official Scorecards, Gross Total Revenue: $4,455,691.00 (Announced Live Gate)Attendance: 19,442 (Sold Out) In his third fight of 2022, Andre Fialho produced a clean knockout over Cameran VanCamp in the first round of their fight. To Your Feet 4) 4. Instead, the Team Elevation product and heavyweight title contender stood with Daukaus and knocked him out. Amidst the controversies and fight changes in the last 24 hours, Jailton Almeida is another UFC 279 athlete that fought someone on short notice. Ferguson looked in his best form since his losing skid began, and he dropped Iron with a left hand. What is G.O.A.T.? Despite bringing Giagos to the mat briefly, Moises found his success on the feet, taking Giagos' back and sinking in the rear naked choke only three-minutes into the first round. Lucas Almeida made quite the impression during his UFC debut matchup against featherweight Michael Trizano. Gross Total Revenue: $11,562,807.77Attendance: 20,845 (Sold Out)27 consecutive sell outs with full capacity. As youd expect, two legends hitting the main stage was primed for entertainment, and they both delivered. Schnell tapped, and Royval called for a fight with a title contender. 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. Welcoming Alexander Hernandez to the featherweight division, Billy Quarantillo bounced back from getting split open in the first round and poured on the pressure in the second frame. First, with a sneaky left hook and then a slick knee to end the second and third frame on top, respectively. 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. 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. With the added pressure of fighting in front of UFC fans for the first time in his careerat home no lessthe rising heavyweight phenom set to work battering Alexander Volkov with his speed before landing him on his back and submitting him with a straight arm lock less than four minutes into the fight. With only one professional loss and twelve first-round knockouts, the heavyweight is steadily gaining ground on the divisions elite. Walker started his UFC tenure with three straight wins and three straight bonuses, but then struggled with losses in four of his next five. The level of Hype per fight plays a big factor in determining the amount of fans you get from each winning fight. The performance was enough for Barberena to play spoiler and ruin Browns homecoming party by taking the fight via Split Decision. Submissions Get 15 total fights won by submission, Knockouts Get 15 total fights won by Knockout, Consecutive Wins Defeat 17 opponents without losing, Consecutive UFC Title Defenses Get a championship belt then defend it by winning 11 fights without losing, Two Division Champion Get a second championship belt, Career Earnings Earn a total of $15.1 million, Followers Achieve 8.0 million followers, PPV Main Events Fight in a total of 19 PPV Main Events. Makwan Amirkhani got back to doing what he does best: winning by anaconda choke. Youll want to have a good fitness level for entering a fight against a tough opponent so you have no negative attributes going against you. Looking crisp both on the feet and on the mat, Makhachev tied the longest active UFC finish streak (5) with a bit of poetic justice, submitting the all-time submission leader for the victory. Michael Chandler continues to deliver fireworks, this time turning in one of the most stunning knockouts of the year with a front kick that put Tony Ferguson to sleep in the second round. Kennedy Nzechukwu of Nigeria drops Ion Cutelaba of Moldova with a flying knee in a light heavyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on November 19, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. His reach of 84.5 inches is longest in the light heavyweight . After a week filled with tension surrounding the past meetings between former champion Israel Adesanya and the new middleweight king Alex Pereira, the main event inside Madison Square Garden delivered in a big way. She was once the UFC's brightest star, carrying numerous PPVs with huge sales. Despite Gustaffson briefly getting back to his feet, Krylov kept up the pace and secured his second knockdown soon after. Bush's strategy for unraveling the decorated kickboxer was set into motion pretty quickly, as he tagged the newcomer and took him down, but Borshchev remained calm and got the fight back to the feet, backing Bush against the cage before dropping him with a left hook to the liver, finishing the fight with a flurry of punches. The Milwaukee Bucks are riding a huge wave of momentum while they're on a 16-game win streak. Early in the second round, Chandler followed Ferguson as he circled and fired a front kick that looked like an NFL punter to Fergusons chin. Replying to . This is your main menu for Career mode where youll receive Fight Offers and Contracts from the WFA or UFC. Youll gain more fans depending on the moves performed. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC). Some moves are the same button configuration as others, so youll have to go in the Fighter Menu then go to Fighter Evolution and change the current move for that particular button configuration in order to equip the move. Lungiambula threw a flurry of punches then went in for a shot and Brundage saw his shot. It was obvious that Hoopers time in South Carolina training with Stephen Wonderboy Thompson paid off and he was able to turn in his best UFC performance to date. With the win, Caceres is now tied for 5th most wins in UFC featherweight history with 10. Usually, fighters that make below six figures per fight sees their standard fee doubled if they win (for instance, $40,000 guaranteed to show, plus an additional $40,000 with a victory). Below is a list of the potential salaries for the UFC staff for this weekend's upcoming UFC 285. 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. After a wild turn of events on Friday, Nate Diaz was eventually paired with Tony Ferguson to headline UFC 279. After this performance, Taira remains one of the most interesting and exciting prospects in the UFC and the flyweight division. Gross total revenue:3,420,422 (Announced Live Gate)Attendance: 15,405(Sold Out) Heavy Bag In this sparring sessions, you must hit a punching bag with attacks of you choosing to raise your fitness level. And thats exactly what these two welterweight veterans delivered to a sold-out crowd at Nationwide Arena. Usually, two fighters are awarded "Fight of the. With her spinning back elbow knockout of Luana Carolina, Molly McCann became just the fourth UFC fighter to earn that distinction (she joins Ricardo Ramos, Dong Hyun "Stun Gun" Kim, and Jiri Prochazka). New moves that you unlock from other fighters can be equipped to your button combination using the Moves category. Table of Contents 1) 1. But no matter what he hit Barberena with, he couldn't drop the diamond chinned farmer. There has been a critical error on this website. Heading into the bout on a four fight skid, Sherman showed technical striking, hurting Vanderra often with heavy shots. Gross Total Revenue: $1,735,904.91 (Announced Live Gate)Attendance: 12,804 (Sold Out) On the prelims, Joaquim Silva and Jesse Ronson battled throughout the opening frame, but Silva found late success landing a jumping knee that forced a wobbled Ronson to try and take Silva down to wrestle and recover. 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. Volkanovski put all his skills on display, taking Jung down at will and cracking him with punches up top. Spann connected with heavy shots early, including a big right hand that forced a takedown from Cutelaba. Mean Machine started off fast, landing huge strikes that pushed the pace from a fight into an all-out brawl. Welterweight contender Belal Muhammad Tweeted Hawes got paws during his KO victory, and it was probably the most succinct way to sum up and absolute punchers clinic over Deron Winn. #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/Dn7ap3rTvh. March 1, 2023 No.10-ranked UFC middleweight Dricus du Plessis is not happy with his card placement for UFC 285. It didnt take long for Pyfer to find his range and start looking to land heavy strikes. "Big Mouth" backed up the talk in his UFC welterweight debut. It was terrifying and certainly helped Dolidze make his case to add a number next to his name. Hes only been in the UFC for three fights, but Phillys Jeremiah Wells has made each of them count. In the final round, Covington continued with his pressure and would eventually get Masvidal back to the mat. In the second round, however, Wright looked exhausted. Towards the middle of the second round, Diaz opened a big cut on Fergusons left eye, the most damaging strike of the fight, which may have been the difference maker for the two judges that gave Diaz that round on the scorecards. There was a moment in the final seconds of the first round when Jared Cannonier every so lightly started to make the gesture to tap out from Derek Brunsons tight choke. Only one fight will be displayed at a time. The Georgian middleweights ascension has been fast and furious. The sophomore UFC performance from Jack Della Maddalena was just as impressive as the first. Jailton Almeida def. A bold statement for the Russian fighting out of Team Alpha Male, who shows promise to make waves in a stacked lightweight divsion. Clark landed a flush right hand that stumbled Stoliarenko momentarily. In the second-round things went from calculated to insane as Tuivasa connected on a haymaker that dropped Gane to the canvas and as Bam Bam followed up Gane was able to get to his feet, shake off the cobwebs, and then turn the tide with a massive body kicks. Keep winning your championship belt to maintain it. If you havent seen welterweight Jack Della Maddalena in action yet, youve been missing out. The announced bonus awards have been set at $50,000 since the start of 2013, when White said the UFC wanted to standardize the figure that had generally varied anywhere from $40,000 to $75,000. In the opening moments of the fight, Lemos was the one who was applying the pressure with kicks and striking. Deiveson Figueiredo Octagon Interview|Deiveson Figueiredo: 'No Pity, No Mercy'. Towards the end of the round, Taira locked in an armbar as Vergara was trying to get back to his feet, forcing the tap. Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa punches Darren Till of England during the UFC 282 event at T-Mobile Arena on December 10, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dricus Du Plessis and Darren Till put on an entertaining, back-and-forth bout with crucial stakes in the middleweight division. Before it seemed his opponent Cody Stamann even knew what was happening, the Russian locked in the choke and then rolled to get the submission. But Bruce Leeroy wasnt done there, following up the punch with an unexpected high kick that sent Erosa down to the canvas. This is useful for knowing what type of attacks to expect. "Bam Bam" was dead on. In the first round, Du Plessis stormed Till and beat the Scouser up agains the cage for most of the first round. More eyes need to be on Shavkat Rakhmonov. The spotlight and attention seemed to have little affect on Song, as he looked more than confident against the veteran. In the post-fight presser, UFC president Dana White agreed that Cannoniers efforts warranted the next shot at champion Israel Adesanya. The promotion typically hands. It was the second fastest submission in the history of the flyweight division. The King of Kung Fu lived up to his nickname in his bout with Andre Fialho. 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. Brown seemed to have an upper-hand on the feet early but elected to grapple. Finally competing at his proper weight class, flyweight Christian Rodriguez reminded people why hes a hot prospect. Landing a check left hook, Pauga was out on his feet before Usman landed the final blows of the bout that sealed the deal. Bigi Boy blitzed the American and eventually found the final shot that sent Daukaus clattering to the canvas. Welcome to Dana Whites Contender Series! With the pressure working, Kattar wore Chikadze down some more over the next few rounds. Pereiras win was as decisive as he couldve hoped and shows UFC fans that his technique and power from his kickboxing career translates well to MMA.