UFC Mexico 6th Round: The Pinas Era

UFC Freedom 250 6th Round: Unsquashable

UFC Freedom 250 was every bit the spectacle it was made out to be. It had everything from fireworks to Tyson Fury getting his own special walkout. Why, you ask—who knows, but it was a thing that happened. All the brass showed up including Hunter Campbell, Nick Khan and Ari Emanuel. The crowd on the Ellipse was massive, and the crowd sitting cageside consisted of military members and first responders decked out in their uniforms. The orchestra sounded amazing and the music was as all-American as apple pie. Even when this very MAGA outfit played YMCA—one of the most recognizable gay anthems ever. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say they think they’ve claimed it for themselves. The card opened with Diego Lopes absolutely destroying Steve Garcia. The first round was a bit tentative, but the second was where all the action went down. Lopes would stop Garcia with a barrage of punches that put his lights out. That was followed by Bo Nickal stopping Kyle Daukaus in the first with a nice TKO. Michael Chandler never stood a chance against Maurio Ruffy. Ruffy was patient as Chandler evaded him, taking forever to get close enough to engage, but when it finally happened, Ruffy punished him with spinning head kicks and hammering punches. Finally, mercifully, Mauricio finished him off toward the end of the round via TKO. Michael Chandler is truly washed. Josh Hokit might be a gross character with absolutely no vocal talent, but he had the exact recipe to dispatch Derrick Lewis. He punished Lewis on the feet, who was completely exhausted before the first round was over. Hokit would finish him in the second via TKO, likely increasing his UFC stock in the process. Sean O’Malley was dominant with his striking all the way through his fight with Aiemann Zahabi. Zahabi used a leg kick assault, that wasn’t as effective as he’d hoped. Sean found his moment with a big left, followed it up with a giant right then saluted the crowd as Zahabi fell back. The Petr Yan callout happened, as expected, and you have to believe that fight will happen sometime this year. Cyril Gane took some hard low kicks and one or two big punches over the course of the first round against Poatan. The second round, however, was an entirely different story, as he tuned up Alex Pereira, mauling him with big strikes, knocking him down and raining ground and pound like a man possessed. Herb dean would let it go on though, and over the course of the next 45 seconds, Gane beat Alex as if he stole his lunch money on the playground. The end was inevitable and it came via TKO. Poatan is a 205er. Justin Gaethje was a huge underdog going in, so it is a fitting end that he walks away tonight with the undisputed belt. The fight was back and forth, with Topuria almost finishing Justin in the second, and Gaethje wrecking Ilia in the third. Topuria’s face was a red mask of destruction. The doctor’s came in before the fourth, almost stopping the fight but Marc Goddard had the physicians reassess and they let it move forward. Topuria fought a good fourth round, but his team threw in the towel before the fifth and Justin Gaethje was crowned the new lightweight king. Now that we’ve reviewed the highlights, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here. MMA Vivisection & 6th Round is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. UFC Freedom 250 Results * 155 lbs.: Justin Gaethje def. Ilia Topuria by TKO (corner stoppage), round 4 (5:00) * 265 lbs.: Cyril Gane def. Alex Pereira by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:27) * 135 lbs.: Sean O’Malley def. Aiemann Zahabi by TKO (left-right-salute), round 2 (4:02) * 265 lbs.: Josh Hokit def. Derrick Lewis by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:02) * 155 lbs.: Mauricio Ruffy def. Michael Chandler by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:29) * 185 lbs.: Bo Nickal def. Kyle Daukaus by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:34) * 145 lbs.: Diego Lopes def. Steve Garcia by KO (punches), round 2 (2:43) UFC Freedom 250 Bonuses * $100K each FOTN: $400K each FOTN: Ilia Topuria vs. Justin Gaethje * $100K each POTN: $425K each POTN: Justin Gaethje, Ciryl Gane * $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: Diego Lopes, Bo Nickal, Mauricio Ruffy, Josh Hokit, Sean O'Malley Thank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to The MMA Vivisection & 6th Round Post-fight Show podcast Substack to enjoy our premium content. Your paid subscriptions are keeping hope alive that we can continue on with our shows. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide. Thanks for reading MMA Vivisection & 6th Round! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

UFC 328 6th Round: Literal Nonsense

UFC 328 was a genuinely good card on paper and it delivered plenty of action in practice too. Baisangur Susurkaev defeated Djorden Santos via rear naked choke to kick off our finishes, but he had a lot of folks worried up to that point. Jim Miller proved once again that he feasts off any mistake, instantly capitalizing and making Jared Gordon tap out to a guillotine. It really is Miller Time tonight. Grant Dawson would keep the submissions rolling with a nice rear naked choke of Mateusz Rebecki. Yaroslav Amosov continued to impress with his own submission, an anaconda choke of Joel Alvarez. I look forward to his next fight because it’s always nice to see an outsider come in and wreck shop. Ateba Gautier’s sweet KO of Ozzy Diaz rounded out the prelims, and is no doubt giving the brass another great finish to consider for one of the big bonuses. King Green kicked off the main card with a submission win over Jeremy Stephens. Yep, you read that right, King Green scored a rear naked choke at 4:20 of the first round. The jokes write themselves here. Joshua Van defended his belt in one of the best fights of the year, an action-packed firecracker. The end would come in the fifth round, a TKO that finally put Tatsuro Taira down for the night, even though he clearly wasn’t ready for the fight to be called. Absolute barn-burner. In the main event, Chimaev would come out strong in the first round, absolutely smothering Strickland for the entire round. But, as history has shown us, Khamzat has the gas tank of a fruit fly and blew his wad in the first, and Sean would handily take the second round. It would take the rest of the fight for him to regain some semblance of his cardio, but never enough to have a truly dominant round, and not enough to get Strickland back down for any significant amount of time. It ended up costing him the win, as the two “standing and banging”—she said using her heaviest quote fingers—was what we got for the last three rounds, and the split decision favored Sean. Now that we’ve reviewed the highlights, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here. MMA Vivisection & 6th Round is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. UFC 328 Results * 185 lbs.: Sean Strickland def. Khamzat Chimaev by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) * 125 lbs.: Joshua Van def. Tatsuro Taira by TKO (punches), round 5 (1:32) * 265 lbs.: Alexander Volkov def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) * 170 lbs.: Sean Brady def. Joaquin Buckley by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-25, 30-26) * 155 lbs.: King Green def. Jeremy Stephens by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:20) * 185 lbs.: Ateba Gautier def. Ozzy Diaz by KO (punches), round 2 (1:10) * 170 lbs.: Yaroslav Amasov def. Joel Alvarez by submission (anaconda), round 2 (1:13) * 155 lbs.: Grant Dawson def. Mateusz Rebecki by submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:42) * 155 lbs.: Jim Miller def. Jared Gordon by submission (guillotine), round 1 (3:29) * 185 lbs.: Roman Kopylov def. Marco Tulio by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) * 145 lbs.: Pat Sabatini def. William Gomis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) * 185 lbs.: Baisangur Susurkaev def. Djorden Santos by technical submission (rear naked choke), round 3 (4:12) * 125 lbs.: Jose Ochoa def. Clayton Carpenter by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) UFC 328 Bonuses * $100K each FOTN: Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira * $100K each POTN: Jim Miller, Yaroslav Amosov * $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: King Green, Ateba Gautier, Grant Dawson, Baisangur Susurkaev Thank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to The MMA Vivisection & 6th Round Post-fight Show podcast Substack to enjoy our premium content. Your paid subscriptions are keeping hope alive that we can continue on with our shows. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide. Thanks for reading MMA Vivisection & 6th Round! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

UFC 327 6th Round: The Dumbest Loss in MMA

UFC 327 was a really solid card on paper and it delivered some solid moments in practice, too. Vicente Luque defied oddsmakers when he not only defeated Kelvin Gastelum, he stopped him in the second with a pretty gnarly D’arce choke. Tatiana Suarez kept her streak alive when she choked out Loopy Godinez in the second round, and Mateusz Gamrot put an early end to Esteban Ribovis’ night with an arm triangle to wrap up the best moments of the prelims. The main card opened with Cub Swanson stopping Nate Landwehr in the first round—a picture perfect ending to a great career. Josh Hokit and Curtis Blaydes didn’t end in a finish, but it was a decent enough fight with plenty of action that saw Hokit scrape by on the score cards. Paulo Costa defeated Azamat Murzakanov via headkick TKO in the third round after looking like he’d exhausted himself shortly before was absolutely not on my Bingo card. Finally, in the main event, a hobbled Carlos Ulberg knocked out Jiri Prochazka in the first round, a testament to willpower and resolve. Jiri, after seeing that Ulberg’s right knee was injured, started pointing to the mat ala Max Holloway, but he didn’t follow through, instead leaping away when the going got tough. It was like the fight gods were sick to death of being invoked with such casual disregard and ruled in Ulberg’s favor. Now that we’ve reviewed the highlights, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here. MMA Vivisection & 6th Round is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. UFC 327 Results * 205 lbs.: Carlos Ulberg def. Jiri Prochazka by KO (punches), round 1 (3:45) * 205 lbs.: Paulo Costa def. Azamat Murzakanov by KO (head kick), round 3 (1:23) * 265 lbs.: Josh Hokit def. Curtis Blaydes by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) * 205 lbs.: Dominick Reyes def. Johnny Walker by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) * 145 lbs.: Cub Swanson def. Nate Landwehr by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:06) * 145 lbs.: Aaron Pico def. Patricio Pitbull by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) * 170 lbs.: Kevin Holland def. Randy Brown by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 155 lbs.: Mateusz Gamrot def. Esteban Ribovics by submission (arm triangle), round 2 (4:19) * 115 lbs.: Tatiana Suarez def. Loopy Godinez by submission (rear naked choke), round 2 (2:29) * Chris Padilla and MarQuel Mederos ends in a majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 29-27) * 185 lbs.: Vicente Luque def. Kelvin Gastelum by submission (D’arce choke), round 1 (4:08) * 170 lbs.: Charles Radtke def. Francisco Prado by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) UFC 327 Bonuses * $100K each FOTN: Curtis Blaydes vs. Josh Hokit * $100K each POTN: Josh Hokit/Carlos Ulberg * $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: Paulo Costa, Cub Swanson, Mateusz Gamrot, Tatiana Suarez, Vicente Luque Thank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to The MMA Vivisection & 6th Round Post-fight Show podcast Substack to enjoy our premium content. Your paid subscriptions are keeping hope alive that we can continue on with our shows. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide. Thanks for reading MMA Vivisection & 6th Round! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

UFC 326 6th Round: Blandest M'fer

UFC 326 started with a bang when Rodolfo Bellato stopped Luke Hernandez via TKO after a spirited first 90 seconds. Hernandez, who was touted as being a great prospect, didn’t manage a great look for very long. Alberto Montes subbed Ricky Turcios with a D’Arce choke to grab the only other finish on the undercard. And Cody Garbrandt, who was definitely on his way to a 29-28 loss, ended up getting fouled multiple times with kicks to the pills (the second one even made poor Cody vomit right in the octagon), resulting in Xiao Long losing two points and the fight. The main card saw Gregory Rodrigues waste very little time in sending Brunno Ferreira to the land of wind and ghosts, KO’ing the man in under 2 minutes. Drew Dober would follow with a TKO of Michael Johnson in round two. Raul Rosas Jr. dominated Rob Font to take a lopsided unanimous decision, and Caio Borralho followed suit with a lopsided unanimous decision of his own over Reinier de Ridder. In our final bout, we saw an absolute blowout by Charles Oliveira. He dominated Max Holloway from the jump all the way to the final bell. Chucky Olives looked sensational and now has the BMF belt. Now that we’ve reviewed the highlights, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here. MMA Vivisection & 6th Round is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. UFC 326 Results * 155 lbs.: Charles Oliveira def. Max Holloway by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) * 185 lbs.: Caio Borralho def. Reinier de Ridder by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 135 lbs.: Raul Rosas Jr. def. Rob Font by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 155 lbs.: Drew Dober def. Michael Johnson by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:53) * 185 lbs.: Gregory Rodrigues def. Brunno Ferreira by KO (straight right), round 1 (1:47) * 135 lbs.: Cody Garbrandt def. Xiao Long by unanimous decision (28-27, 28-27, 28-27) * 185 lbs.: Donte Johnson def. Cody Brundage by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) * 145 lbs.: Alberto Montes def. Ricky Turcios by submission (D’Arce choke), round 2 (0:40) * 125 lbs.: Nyamjargal Tunemdemberel def. Cody Durden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) * 125 lbs.: Sumudaerji def. Jesus Aguilar by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 205 lbs.: Diyar Nurgozhay def. Rafael Tobias by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) * 205 lbs.: Rodolfo Bellato def. Luke Hernandez by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:42) UFC 326 Bonuses * $100K each FOTN: None * $100K each POTN: Drew Dober, Gregory Rodrigues, Rodolflo Bellato , Alberto Montes * $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: None Thank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to The MMA Vivisection & 6th Round Post-fight Show podcast Substack to enjoy our premium content. Your paid subscriptions are keeping hope alive that we can continue on with our shows. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide. Thanks for reading MMA Vivisection & 6th Round! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

UFC Mexico 6th Round: The Pinas Era

UFC Mexico didn’t look great on paper but we did get some great moments in reality and it started with the very first bout on the card. Damien Pinas stopped Wes Schultz in opening stanza, showing fight fans that Aruba isn’t just for vacations in the sun. Francis Marshall would submit Erik Silva in the first round, and Javier Reyes would make quick work of Douglas Silva de Andrade via TKO. Lacy Chiasson would take her third, straight defeat, this time at the hands of Ailin Perez, a much smaller woman who bullied her for most of the fight. One has to wonder if Lacy has hit her ceiling. Ryan Gandra finishing Jose Medina was a pretty easy prediction for many, and Gandra did it in just 41 seconds to round out the prelims. The main card saw Imanol Rodriguez stop Kevin Borjas late in round two via TKO, and King Green scored a second round TKO over Daniel Zellhuber. One has to wonder if Daniel has also found his ceiling, as this marks his third, straight loss. Finally, in a surprising twist, Lone’er Kavanagh soundly defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision. Now that we’ve reviewed the highlights, let’s check out the results and bonuses while we’re here. MMA Vivisection & 6th Round is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. UFC Mexico Results * 125 lbs.: Lone’er Kavanagh def. Brandon Moreno by unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) * 135 lbs.: David Martinez def. Marlon Vera by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) * 155 lbs.: King Green def. Daniel Zellhuber by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:55) * 125 lbs.: Edgar Chairez def. Felipe Bunes by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) * 125 lbs.: Imanol Rodriguez def. Kevin Borjas by TKO (punches), round 2 (4:21) * 135 lbs.: Santiago Luna def. Angel Pacheco by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 185 lbs.: Ryan Gandra def. Jose Medina by TKO (punches), round 1 (0:41) * 135 lbs.: Ailin Perez def. Macy Chiasson by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) * 135 lbs.: Cristian Quinonez def. Kris Moutinho by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) * 145 lbs.: Javier Reyes def. Douglas Silva de Andrade by TKO (punches), round 1 (4:59) * 125 lbs.: Regina Tarin def. Ernesta Kareckaite by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) * 145 lbs.: Francis Marshall def. Erik Silva by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (2:29) * 185 lbs.: Damien Pinas def. Wes Schultz by TKO (punches), round 1 (2:30) UFC Mexico Bonuses * $100K each FOTN: Regina Tarin vs Ernesta Kareckaite * $100K each POTN: Imanol Rodríguez, Lone’er Kavanagh * $25K each to the other fighters that got a finish: King Green, Ryan Gandra, Javier Reyes, Francis Marshall, Damian Pinas Thank you for reading this article and listening to the podcast. Please consider subscribing to The MMA Vivisection & 6th Round Post-fight Show podcast Substack to enjoy our premium content. Your paid subscriptions are keeping hope alive that we can continue on with our shows. If you haven’t already, please pledge with a paid subscription today. If you have, please share this post far and wide. Thanks for reading MMA Vivisection & 6th Round! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe [https://themmadrawpodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]