Jorge Masvidal against Kamaru Usman.
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UFC 251 Results: In a night of great fights, Kamaru Usman vs Jorge Masvidal disappoints

UFC Fight Island debuted from Abu Dhabi and it was an evening that lived as much as all of the hype. It already had a fantastic card with three title fights. Things had been heated up within the build-up to the struggle with a private rivalry between Kamaru Usman and Jorge Masvidal taking centre stage. Fans had been hyped for the return of ‘Gamebred’ after the pullout of Gilbert Burns attributable to Covid-19. However, Masvidal got here up brief in opposition to a marauding Usman.

Masvidal began robust with a flurry of strikes within the preliminary minutes. He stored touchdown on Usman however the champion continued to carry robust. Usman then turned to his wrestling and the struggle into his favour. As quickly as a slugfest began, Usman (17-1) went for a clinch to empty out Masvidal. It labored because it slowed down the challenger. But Masvidal was all the time within the struggle as he landed deadly leg kicks and a number of combos on Usman all through the struggle. There had been bursts from Masvidal however all these had been scuffed up by Usman thorough his wrestling.

There was the much less of the ‘Colby Covington fight’ and extra of the ‘Tyron Woodley fight’ in Usman at UFC 251. He appeared to win the match and retain the title whereas Masvidal continued to depend on his punching energy. Things had been private earlier than the occasion and it appeared unhealthy blood between the 2 may result in an all-out struggle. But that wasn’t to be because it turned out to be one of many underwhelming fights of the night time with more often than not spent in clinches and floor management. Usman is already been criticised by followers for his ‘boring’ fashion of preventing and this doesn’t assist his case.

 

Masvidal informed Usman that they need to run it again however the aesthetic of the UFC 251 struggle wouldn’t seemingly excite the followers for an encore. It appeared like Masvidal got here for a struggle however Usman went in to defend his belt.

The judges’ scorecard learn 50-45, 50-45 and 49-46 in favour of Usman which tied him with Georges St-Pierre for the longest streak in UFC welterweight historical past. This was Usman’s 12th consecutive victory.

 

Alexander Volkanowski (22-1) was trying to cement his legacy as he defended his UFC Featherweight Championship in opposition to former champion Max Holloway. Volkanowski had earlier defeated the featherweight ‘GOAT’ Holloway final 12 months. The contender dominated the Australian within the first two rounds with fixed strain. However, Volkanowski began discovering his stride within the third spherical but it surely appeared like Holloway had finished sufficient to win the decisive three rounds within the five-round struggle. Volkanowski confirmed his championship coronary heart within the final two rounds. He gained the fourth spherical decisively and edged Holloway within the remaining spherical. It went to the judges and so they introduced Volkanowski because the winner of the struggle. It was a cut up choice however it’s positive to incite debate within the MMA neighborhood.

 

The bantamweight title was up for grabs with Russian fighter Petr Yan15-1) going through featherweight legend Jose Aldo (28-7). It was Yan who appeared like a superior fighter all through as he continued to blast Aldo with stiff punches and leg kicks. Aldo wasn’t prepared to surrender and fought again exhausting together with his trademark strain punches. But the 27-year-old Yan was an excessive amount of to deal with for 35-year-old Aldo. In the championship rounds, Yan elevated his depth and continued to pound on Aldo. The Brazilian bled closely over the past spherical as Yan began a brutal present of floor and pound. The referee waived off the struggle to safeguard Aldo as Yan grew to become the brand new bantamweight champion of UFC.

Namajunas (9-4) returned from a 14-month break since Andrade (20-8) claimed her title with an upset victory, shocking the champ with a physique slam after Namajunas dominated the early struggle.

Namajunas by no means allowed a possibility for Andrade to complete her within the rematch, dominating the primary two rounds along with her slick hanging and fluid motion. Andrade rallied within the third and badly broken Namajunas’ nostril and left eye, however Namajunas gained 29-28 on two judges’ scorecards.

Rose Namajunas celebrates after her split-decision victory over Jessica Andrade.
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“I was just in the right state of mind,” Namajunas stated. “That’s everything. Early on in the fight, I was doing great. Then I think she hit the desperation button and started really unloading. She caught me a couple of times, but I just stayed strong.”

Full results-

Kamaru Usman (c) vs. Jorge Masvidal — Welterweight title

Alex Volkanovski (c) beat Max Holloway by way of cut up choice

Petr Yan (c) beat Jose Aldo by way of TKO

Rose Namajunas beat Jéssica Andrade by way of cut up choice

Amanda Ribas beat Paige VanZant by way of first-round submission (armbar)

Jiří Procházka beat Volkan Oezdemir by way of second-round knockout

Muslim Salikhov beat Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos by way of cut up choice

Makwan Amirkhani beat Dan Henry by way of first-round submission

Leonardo Santos beat Roman Bogatov by way of unanimous choice

Marcin Tybura beat Maxim Grishin by way of unanimous choice

Raulian Paiva beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by way of unanimous choice

Karol Rosa beat Vanessa Melo by way of unanimous choice

Davey Grant beat Martin Day by way of third-round knockout

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