Weidman stays one of several sport's most beloved and revered figures, and his influence on the timeline of your UFC middleweight division will almost always be felt. -- Okamoto

Gastelum survived to the final horn Even with staying dropped over again, though the damage was completed and the verdict was no longer in doubt.

“I need to see him in his house on the home extend, see where his brain established’s at, see how sharp he is and draw Electricity from it,” Adesanya stated on Volkanovski’s YouTube channel. “That’s why I’m below.”

Franklin was damage and Silva was unrelenting, grasping the Thai clinch once more and continuing to assault having a torrent of knees, heading upstairs with one which instantaneously brought about Franklin’s nose to drip blood. From there, “The Spider” pounced, sealing the victory with yet another knee to The top.

Miller finished Cerrone by means of submission having a guillotine choke at 1:32 of the next spherical in a battle of the two Adult men vying for essentially the most victories in UFC record. Miller and "Cowboy" arrived into Saturday tied with Andrei Arlovski for essentially the most wins, and now Miller has the edge with 24.

Blachowicz maintained best Management for the rest on the round for making an enduring perception over the judges.

How did Silva top that? In his subsequent title defense, he knocked out rival Vitor Belfort using a front kick towards the confront, an all-time iconic knockout in fight sports activities.

It really is an in depth fight to find out who is best, however Silva has the advantage of staying completed in his job. That enables a fuller point of view, and we're in a position to judge a lot more on prime versus prime.

It has been a complicated highway for Weidman because, as he's suffered 6 defeats in his earlier 8 matches, together with:

From intense push conferences and brutal knockouts to risible spectacles and pale legends, we take a look at a lot of the Israel Adesanya vs Vitor Belfort showdowns to acquire played out from the name of inter-disciplinary lousy blood.

Whittaker even now simply cannot navigate the range and his corner is yelling “You’ve received to imagine, Rob!” which isn't an awesome indication. Whittaker is biting down and swinging although and he’s landing with it. The trouble is this is right back to the initial fight, and that’s fiddling with fire.

After the fourth, it felt just like a fait accompli — Sonnen’s wrestling permitted him to regulate the 1st 4 rounds, leaving him 5 minutes faraway from pulling off a large upset and proving himself to be a pugilistic prophet.

"The kick landed pretty good," Miller claimed. "It hit me while in the neck. I had been getting some flashbacks of our initially experience."

Riddell, who went into Saturday having a top 15 rank, has now been concluded in his previous two fights. He suffered a knockout reduction to Rafael Fiziev in December.