Ilia tops successfully defended his Featherweight title after defeating former holder Max Holloway in the third round, in his main event UFC 308 match at Etihad Arenain Abu Dhabi.
The fight was impressive as expected, with both fighters landing a very powerful offense in the first two rounds. After the second break, it seemed that o Holloway he was gaining momentum, which frustrated him tops.
On the contrary, in the third round o tops Change tactics, pressure him Holloway on the fence. It just stunned him at first Hollowaywith the Georgian pushing to the end. Which he finally did after a great left hook, it was enough to knock him out Holloway for good on the canvas and finish the fight.
THE topsafter this result, he took his personal record to 16-0-0, with six of his wins by (T)KO. On the other hand, Hollowaywho was KOed for the first time during his career by UFC.
In the joint event of the evening, Khamzat Chimaev He roared back into his octagon UFC with a dominant performance against former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker. Chimaev took Whittaker to the ground from the opening moments of the fight and never backed down. He continued to pursue the submission with incredible control before driving his forearm into his face Whittaker and he succeeds.
THE Whittaker he said he thought he had dislocated his jaw. Victory seems to turn him on Chimaev en route to a middleweight title showdown with Dricus du Plessis after years of waiting due to illness and injury. “They showed me the photoChimaev told reporters at the UFC 308 post-fight press conference.I felt something wrong with his jaw when I pressed him. Feel bad. I didn’t want to break it to him, but it’s my job. If someone gets hurt, it makes me happy».
All the night’s results with the scores from every game
- Ilia Topuria (c) def. Max Holloway by third round knockout (punches)
- Khamzat Chimaev of charge. Robert Whittaker via first round submission (face crank)
- Magomed Ankalaev of charge. Aleksandar Rakicby unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan by second round knockout (punch)
- Ibo Aslan def. Rafael Cerqueira via first round TKO (punches)
- Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos via first round TKO (injury)
- Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira via third round submission (hand triangle task)
- Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett via first round TKO (punches)
- Farid Basharat defends Victor Hugo by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov of charge. Carlos Leal by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
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