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Phenomenal UFC tournament! Not one of the 10 fights ended on points and made history. Check out all the finishes
The UFC has another tournament under its belt. For the uninitiated fan, it may not have been as interesting through the names, but it delivered an entertaining spectacle and made history. In fact, not a single fight ended on points. That has only happened ten times in the organization’s history.
The UFC has another tournament under its belt. For the uninitiated fan, it may not have been as interesting through the names, but it delivered an entertaining spectacle and made history. In fact, not a single fight ended on points. That has only happened ten times in the organization’s history.
The prelims card offered two submissions and two knockouts
The entire tournament got off to a fast start. It kicked off with Mayra Bueno Silva’s fight with Stephanie Egger, which lasted just over a minute. Silva secured the fourth fastest submission in UFC women’s bantamweight history.
In the next bout, history was made. Although Cory McKenna won ‘up’ in the second round over her opponent Miranda Granger, she was the first woman in the UFC to win on a Von Flue choke.
The highlight of the third round was a KO. It lasted just 45 seconds. Bryan Battle sent Takashi Sato down with a great high kick.
In the first round, but after almost two minutes, the last duel of the prelims card ended. Michal Oleksiejczuk defeated Sam Alvey.
A main card full of knockdowns, one submission spoils it
The main card, which started after 4:00 a.m., had one blemish. It could have been full of KO/TKOs, but Terrance McKinney decided to take care of the submission right from the start, forcing Erick Gonzalez to tap out in the first round.
What followed was a heavyweight bout that didn’t even last a minute and a half. Sergey Spivak got the better of August Sakai.
Juliana Miller and Brogan Walker gave the crowd the most drama in the form of the fight being close to being stopped on points. In the end, however, Miller got the win with a minute to go.
A second heavyweight bout on the main card followed. Mohammed Usman, the younger brother of the famous Kamaru Usman, scored a second round victory over Zac Pauga.
Vicente Luque’s duel with Geoff Neal made it to the third round. The latter, however, showed overwhelming pressure and sent his opponent to the ground.
The main match of the evening was dominated in the fourth round by Jamahal Hill, who scored a valuable victory over Thiago Santos.
Source: UFC, Twitter