They trade punches and then clinch. The UFC practice of giving out UFC interim championship belts like their outlet store sneakers being sold during a Black Friday sale may have reached its peak for this weekends card in Atlanta for UFC 236. Adesanya with a leg kick followed by a left hand. 10-9 Jackson. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. Mueller lands a body kick followed by a right hand. Gastelum gets a takedown but Adesanya pushes off and gets to his feet. 1.5 episodes into the embedded series watching now and if I had to pick based on this alone it would be Poirier and Adesanya. Frevola shoots again but Turner escapes. In the co-headlining act, Israel Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum to capture the interim Middleweight title in a Fight of the Year candidate that had everyone giving them a standing ovation (see it again here). Jackson with some leg kicks. Prediction: Vegas tends to know more than the average fan so there is a reason Holloway is a clear favorite in this fight. Jackson with hammerfists at the end. Botelho just misses a spin kick to the body but lands a high kick. The first round of this fight could be bananas. Frevola with punches and still has back control. Millender is slowing down. With Poirier pulling off one of the biggest upsets in recent years, hes set to fight for the title next. Griffin has the body lock. Jackson gets another takedown. Required fields are marked *. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. Holloway lands a right hand. Adesanya is a dynamic and talented striker but appears to do best when his opponents give him space to get a rhythm and spacing to setup those strikes. I do not think Adesanya has fought a guy yet like Gastelum who might surprise him with his speed and power. Pay-per-view coverage begins at 10 p.m. Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier should enter the Octagon around 12:15. The best 3 featherweights over the last decade is a short list: Conor McGregor, Jose Aldo, and Max Holloway. They get to their feet. Preview:Meaningless interim title aside, this is a fantastic fight. Poirier with another big right hand. Jared Gordon won that fight. Adesanya with a right hand and a knee to the body. Rountree with a leg kick. Poirier with a combo. Soukhamthath with a leg kick. I bring back the Burger-meter to get fans ready for the tastiest fights on the card. Something went wrong. Griffin gets another takedown against the fence. Griffin looked excellent in picking apart Mike Perry, but was then picked apart himself by Curtis Millender and even lost to the ageing Thiago Alves. Reis has traditionally struggled with opponents hes been unable to easily outgrapple, and Pantoja is an excellent jiu-jitsu artist who is 4-1 in the UFC and should be able to push the pace on the stockier Reis. I do think it offers some clues into how their rematch will unfold. They trade punches inside the pocket. However, Holloway took his early loss to Poirier and built himself into one of the most dominant fighters and champions in the featherweight division. Ovince Saint Preux by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:30 of Round 2, > Alan Jouban (16-6, 7-4 UFC) vs. Dwight Grant (9-2, 1-1 UFC)Welterweights. The black belt in Bjj, former Ufc womens Fw, Strikeforce, Invicta Fc and current Bellator champ Cris Cyborg Justino entered this fight with a professional boxing record of 1-0-0 (0 knockouts) and she is ranked as the No.1 womens mma featherweight in the world. Adesanya with a leg kick. Rountree with an inside leg kick. Holloway with a combo. The idea you could haveneither man in the top 3 yet fight for a non-vacant title is absurd. 10-9 Jouban, 29-28 Grant. Millender lands a right hand. Hes a wildly unorthodox striker, using his movement, angles and pinpoint accurate shots to take out opponents with punches, knees and kicks. Imadaev with a left hand followed by an uppercut. Poirier tries deep for a takedown and gets it against the fence. Eryk Anders by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26), > Kelvin Gastelum (#4, 15-3 1 NC, 10-3 1 NC UFC) vs. Israel Adesanya (#5, 16-0, 5-0 UFC)Interim UFC Middleweight Championship. Jackson finishes the round on top. Slow pace to this first round. Mueller landing big shots and lands a leg kick that trips Botelho up. McGregor was coming off a victory over Donald Cerrone at UFC 246 in a welterweight bout that took place in January 2020. Gastelum lands a left hand. They are trading and Jackson is landing big punches. Alvarez or Justin, probably Alvarez. Nice submission for Davis in a real fun fight. This fight in my opinion is a clear toss-up and in a toss-up I always like to take the bigger guy, who has better odds, and who won the first matchup in a rematch fight. Last time I broke down a Holloway fight I made mention of the health issues that surrounded him and kept him out of action for most of 2018, but then he made me look pretty silly by showing zero ill effects against Ortega, as he took his fair share of punishment and seemed absolutely fine. The UFC heads to Atlanta for UFC 236 Holloway vs Poirier 2. Big round for Rountree. Sure, most online analysts thought Grant deserved the nod in that fight, but realistically it was still a slow-paced fight, and Ottow managed to lull Grant into his own plodding style and didnt allow him to open up with anything special on his feet. Poirier now fires back with punches. Krylov gets the clinch against the fence and misses a high kick on the break. Expect some hype on this guy after the weekend. Muhammad with two big elbows. Adesanya with a quick combination. In terms of how hes done thus far, he was always going to beat Rob Wilkinson, his debut opponent, and realistically Silva was always a good match for him stylistically too, given his deterioration and similar style to The Last Stylebender. Banks is scheduled to appear at Wrestle Kingdom 17 but will not wrestle on the show. Adesanya struggled against the takedowns and clinch of Marvin Vettori, doing just about enough to outpoint the Italian. UFC 282 results live: Paddy Pimblett vs. Jared Gordon full fight stream including round-by-round updates of the Lightweight pay-per-view (PPV) co-main event match tonight (Sat., Dec. 10, 2022) from inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Imadaev with a leg kick but Griffin takes him down and has the back. The smart money has to be on OSP really as hes more proven against top-level opposition and obviously he beat Krylov before, but The Miner could easily catch OSP with something big and put him away too. Jackson gets the clinch. Muhammad just misses an uppercut. ago. It clearly showed that Blessed has still got it even after losing the belt. Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) to win Interim UFC Middleweight Championship, > Max Holloway (C FW, 20-3, 16-3 UFC) vs. Dustin Poirier (#3, 24-5 1 NC, 16-4 1 NC UFC)Interim UFC Lightweight Championship. Welcome to F4WOnline.com's live coverage of UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2, emanating from the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Gastelum is a man who isnt going to wait for a decision in the biggest fight of his career. Poirier rocks him again late. How do I watch UFC 236? Imadaev grabs the cage again. All three judges score this round 10-9 Dustin. That means this fight should be decided on the feet, and that makes it quite a tricky one to pick. Imadaev fighting out of Chechnya is short on experience, but he looks like hes a truly vicious striker judging on his highlight reel. Krylov has the rear-naked choke locked in and it's in deep and Saint Preux taps! Saint Preux gets full mount and lands elbows but Krylov escapes and they get to their feet. Botelho shoots for a takedown but Mueller shakes it off. Poirier rocks Holloway with a right hook. Turner rolls from under and is on top and lands punches. I expect Poirier to test Holloways chin very early in this fight to see if his chin and power can handle the jump in weight. Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway, two of the most humble, classy and popular UFC fighters on the roster, have locked horns twice before. Poirier with a right hand that hurts Holloway. Mueller goes into the guard and that might have cost her the fight. That is now six straight wins for The Last Stylebender inside the Octagon in a little over a year. Soukhamthath recovers half-guard. Holloway lands a right hand. Both Iron Survivor winners will get their title shots on January 10th. Please enter a valid email and try again. Davis with a right hand. Plus these men are in a position where they can fight whoever they want, whenever they want. Adesanya with a right hand and then lands a straight right hand followed by a high kick. Last time we saw Turner a remarkably lanky 155lber who stands at 63 he was knocking out Callan Potter, while Frevolas last fight saw him draw with Lando Vannata. Adesanya with some big elbows. Poirier didnt wilt against those two men, but then they dont hammer to the body and attack in the same way that the Hawaiian does. With a fight night event headlined by Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar, Max Holloways managed to produce another scintillating example of his specialty- volume striking. Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-12-10, one sided boxing match: Cris Cyborg Justino vs Gabrielle Holloway gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2022). But now that Poirier has established himself in the lightweight division, this trilogy makes sense only at 155lb. Adesanya with a huge right hand. However, I dont agree hes as clear of a favorite as Vegas would have us believe. Costa with a head kick after they break. December 11, 2022 1:17 am ET. However, do not sleep on Nikita Krylov. The scores were 40-35, 40-34, and 39-36. We'll give you the full preview and predictions for the night. Then at 8 p.m. the action switches to ESPN and ESPN Deportes with prelims coverage. Poirier grabs the body looking to score a takedown. Gastelum with a leg kick and Adesanya counters with a high kick. Turner couldn't connect with a flying knee. Not only is the Hawaiian a truly fantastic striker, but what sets him apart from others is his awareness in the cage. night (Dec. 10, 2022) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, proved "The Baddy" is not ready for ranked competition. It will entertain, just not sure why its on a PPV. Poirier appeared to be more destined to hoist UFC gold after their first fight but a combination of bad luck, bad timing, and bad matchups have prevented him from getting hands on a belt. Millender with a leg kick and then one high. Salmon by decision is my pick. Holloway now landing punches as Poirier takes a deep breath. The show to be broadcast on pay-per-view in the US marks the first show under the new PPV deal with ESPN, and it also marks the first time the UFC has been in Atlanta since 2016s UFC 201. She debuted in boxing in September defeating Simone Aparecida da Silva (Cris Cyborg Justino vs Simone Aparecida da Silva). 10-9 Gastelum, 38-38. Max Holloway by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to win Interim UFC Lightweight Championship, New Wrestling Observer Newsletter plus tons of downloadable podcasts every week, Get breaking news alerts & weekly roundups sent to your inbox. Im honestly unsure how this one has made the main card of a UFC pay-per-view; Jouban while entertaining hasnt fought since February 2018, and Grant is just one fight off a split decision loss to the underwhelming Zak Ottow, even if he did knock out Carlo Pedersoli a couple of months ago in impressive fashion. They trade leg kicks. Jackson gives it up but still landing in the full guard. Holloway with a body kick. In the co-main event, the Interim UFC Middleweight Championship will be on the line as Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya do battle. Muhammad goes to side control and back to mount and reigning down elbows. Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | Best Moments - YouTube 0:00 / 18:09 #UFC Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | Best Moments 348,086 views Jan 17, 2021 4.8K Dislike Share Save Larone Adesanya with a front kick to the face. Holloway with a right hand. The show is subtitled Holloway vs. Poirier 2, reminding us that theyve already fought once previously, but that fight is almost completely irrelevant when looking at this weekends match. 10-8 Adesanya, 48-46 Adesanya. Frevola shoots and completes the takedown. Poirier landing big punches. Adesanya with a right hand followed by a body kick. While Holloway was emitting legendary boxer Ali vibes during his fight against Kattar, Poirier managed to KO Notorious in his own game of boxing. Official Result- Dwight Grant def. Taha lands a right hand and then drops Salmon with a huge left hand and then finishes him off with punches on the ground. Rountree with a leg kick. This one could go back and forth a couple of times but I expect Krylov to come out on top in a impressive fight against a legit top 15 opponent. Grant with a looping left hand. Imadaev looks to be the fresher fighter. Muhammad initiates a clinch against the fence right at the start of the second. Im not convinced, to be honest. Comparing them on the basis of their last 5 fights, Poirier seems to be on the winning side. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. The life and times of The Crusher, TNA Bound For Glory review, and more. Poirier has been on a tear since his loss to Conor McGregor in 2014. On this day 2012, Max Holloway ( @BlessedMMA) made his UFC debut vs Dustin Poirier ( @DustinPoirier) at UFC 143. Poirier won the contest via a triangle armbar in the first round. What a contribution both men have made to the sport since #UFC They trade to start the second round. UFC 236 went down last night (Sat., April 13, 2019) from inside State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA., which saw Dustin Poirier defeat Max Holloway after five rounds of Jackson with a combo. I also cannot see this fight going the distance and Id be surprised if it went out of the first round to be quite honest. Griffin with a leg kick. Watch the highlights of their first fight below: The stakes were much higher the second time around, when the two fighters locked horns at UFC 236, back in 2019. Holloway with a looping left hand. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. While its way too soon for this, Adesanya just opened up his path to superstardom by overcoming a very game Gastelum who was also seeking his first taste of gold. Gastelum trips Adesanya up with a left hook. Adesanya/Gastelum was tied 2-2 going into 5th and had an epic fifth round from Izzy. Muhammad with a right hand and then a left hook. Salmon got up and was upset at the stoppage but he was done and was stumbling to his feet. The crowd is booing as there hasn't been a lot of action. Frevola with body punches from side control. An angle on Friday saw Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler break Shotzi's hand. Holloway to the body and lands a right hand to the body. At Flyweight, Poliana Botelho returns to face Lauren Mueller, in the Brazilians first fight at 125lbs following a run at Strawweight. Botelho with a spin kick to the body after they are broken up by the referee. Poirier hurts Holloway with a punch and starts throwing against the fence but Holloway circles away. In contrast to this, Holloway is known for his stamina. Dustin Poirier is all of those things in this fight and I think he provides incredible value vs a game but vulnerable Holloway making a jump to 155lbs. The gloves were auctioned off and the funds were donated to Poirier's charity, 'The Good Fight Foundation'. Everything That Happened At UFC 282 Last Night! Gastelum will not hesitate to smoother the lankier Adesanya and force him to fight out of the clinch or grapple with a guy who has a lower center of gravity. Gastelum lands a short left hand. Soukhamthath goes for an armbar but Jackson easily defends. Reis lands a right hand and goes for a takedown against the fence. If he can force OSP into a pace he is not comfortable with I think he could take advantage of OSPs sloppy defense at times. In order to post comments, please make sure JavaScript and Cookies are enabled, and reload the page. Im leaning towards Anders I think as I just cant trust Rountree against someone who isnt notably slower and more plodding than he is. She could have possibly finished Botelho standing. Poirier might last until around the midway point of the fight, but at some stage Holloway will hurt him and he wont be able to survive the barrage that follows. They get back to their feet and Botelho has the clinch and is landing knees against the fence. Jalin Turner by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), > Ovince Saint Preux (#12, 23-12, 11-7 UFC) vs. Nikita Krylov (24-6, 6-4 UFC)Light Heavyweights. Anders with a left hand. Frevola lands an inadvertent upkick that was illegal. Soukhamthath with a leg kick. Randy Costa by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:12 of Round 2, > Lauren Mueller (5-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Poliana Botelho (7-2, 2-1 UFC)Women's Flyweights. Frevola rolls out and ends on top in Turner's half-guard. Headlining will be a Lightweight tilt between Jalin Turner and Matt Frevola. The main event will be for the lightweight interim title while Kh Pettis was fresh from his win over Jim Miller and came in this fight on the After starting his pro MMA career with 10 straight wins, including two in a row inside the Octagon, Anders has gone on a pretty bad slump, losing four of his last five including his last three in a row. Gastelum lost his chance to become the UFC Middleweight Champion at UFC 234 in February when champion Robert Whittaker had to pull out on fight day due to emergency surgery. Rountree with an inside leg kick. Lauren Mueller by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), > Montel Jackson (7-1, 1-1 UFC) vs. Andre Soukhamthath (13-6, 2-3 UFC)Bantamweights. paradoxv1 4 mo. I just cant see his health being an issue against Poirier, not when he hasnt got to cut to 145lbs. That pretty much led to him being picked apart on the feet by Jimi Manuwa and more recently by Dominick Reyes, and it also led to him being hurt and then choked out by Ilir Latifi last year. The poster for UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2. UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 13, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Anders continues to fight. Apart from rankings, their fighting styles are also bound to make the trilogy bout a very interesting one. Sure, hell give it a good go, but in the end I think hell walk into something nasty and Adesanya will finish him off from there. Griffin lands a knee to the body. Tavares is more of a jack-of-all-trades type someone that a specialist like Adesanya would always give difficulties to while Brunson never got his wrestling going as he was simply too overzealous, just as he had been in his past fight with Robert Whittaker. Both men have fought each other 2 times, once at 145lb and then at 155lb. Absolutely tremendous fight. Muhammad with short knees and some foot stomps. Adesanya with a right hand followed by a head kick. For Holloway, Id presume hed look to impose his usual game on Poirier, just as hes done to the past 13 victims hes faced during one of MMAs most impressive streaks. 10-9 Mueller, 29-28 Botelho. Millender with a leg kick. This man just broke his own record of landing the most significant strikes in a single fight against Kattar landing an unbelievable 445 significant strikes. He beat his own record of landing the highest number of significant strikes in a single fight. Official Result- Khalid Taha def. Jackson by submission is my pick. Costa with a high kick and a knee to the body. Poirier with a knee to the body as they break. I always keep it real so I dont see many casual MMA fans plunking down their PPV dollars just because the UFC could put a quality PPV card together and instead just called their main events interim titles. They trade kicks. Im going with the Stylebender here; I think hell come undone once he faces off with a more cerebral fighter like Whittaker, or a more physically imposing wrestler like Romero, but I dont see Gastelum being quite good enough on any level to deal with that flashy striking style. Live. His gas tank never exhausts. They trade leg kicks. Holloway with a head kick. Adesanya with another right hand. Both are great boxers inside the octagon- probably 2 of the best besides Conor McGregor. WebUFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on April 13, 2019 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The five-round war was an amazing back-and-forth encounter between the two former opponents and delivered an exciting show for the fans. Holloway with a combo. Holloway is unquestionably dominant at 145lbs, we havent seen him at 155lbs so the confidence his dominance translates there for his first fight at 155lbs I think is a little nave. In my opinion, hes a better natural athlete than Rountree, and while his ground game is still rudimentary, his takedowns are decent enough and theres every chance he could muscle Rountree to the ground and beat him up or even submit him there. Poirier tries a takedown but Holloway has the neck. Botelho with a spin kick that partially lands. UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008. Krylov with a right hand. Imadaev with a combo. And as neither is the best offensive wrestler, its just hard to see a takedown from either happening. Kenny King battled Gregory Sharpe to open up the show. Stream UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 (Re-air) (Main Card) on Watch ESPN. They both land punches. Max Holloway, with a point to prove and a chance to avenge his previous loss, took on Dustin Poirier in a fight for the interim lightweight championship. And its quite clear how Poirier got here The Diamond hasnt lost since 2016 and stopped Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje last year. Mueller with a hard elbow but it allows Botelho to get a takedown into the guard. Jouban blocks a high kick from Grant but eats a right hand. Millender with another jab. LIVE! Saint Preux gets another takedown and is in the guard. But at his best, I just dont see that a fighter like The Body Snatcher offers a lot against a striker as varied and experienced as Jouban, and I can see Brahma picking him apart, just as he did to the likes of Mike Perry and Matt Dwyer. Rountree drops Anders again with a left hook. Holloway vs Cyborg is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 10th, at the CHI Health Center in Omaha (Nebraska, USA), in a 4-round light middleweight (154 lbs, 69.9 kg) And when hes got an opponent hurt, hes relentless. The main card on pay-per-view can be purchased for $59.99. He looked amazing once he made it to the octagon but I worry what a bigger and stronger punch does to a guy whose taken some head trauma. Jouban with a combo. Rather than using his chin and toughness to wade through shots hes been knocked out before, remember Poirier has been perfectly willing to brawl, but has always been the more technical man in those brawls. Poirier with the stiff jab. Turner rolls out and they get to their feet. While their original fight may not tell the whole story as to how their rematch will play out as both men are considerably different & better fighters than they were in 2012. Holloway was rocked and recovered in his fights against Aldo and Ortega but then had some neurological issues stemming from some of his wars forcing him to delay his last fight against Brian Ortega. Costa rocks Davis with a right hand and starts throwing punches but Davis gets a clinch. Adesanya with an inside leg kick. Jouban with a leg kick. 10-9 Gastelum. Griffin with a right hand and he is tired. At Bantamweight, Montel Jackson takes on Andre Soukhamthath in a tricky test for Jackson, who looked excellent in his previous fight with Brian Kelleher. 10-9 Poirier, 20-18 Poirier. Rountree lets him up. Saint Preux gets another brief takedown but they get back to their feet. Sure, his wrestling was the area that brought him his initial success it was his nasty top game and submissions that won him the 17th season of TUF back in 2013 but hes never been the type to shoot blast double legs like a Yoel Romero, and more recently hes gotten more success from his striking it was that game that got him past Bisping and Jacare and almost allowed him to defeat Chris Weidman in 2017. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. Official Result- Israel Adesanya def. Grant with a big punch. Rountree with more hard leg kicks to Anders' lead leg. Throw in a horribly porous ground game, and youve got a fighter whos both unbelievably dangerous, but highly beatable too. In the first fight at UFC 143, Dustin Poirier fought Max Holloway in a three-round bout. Anders isnt a super-quick fighter by any measure but hes an explosive athlete with the ability to get inside, and I just dont trust that Rountree can survive a barrage from him. Rountree with a combo and he drops Anders again with a right hand. A terrible night for the integrity of the sport. Both the main and co-main events were won by the underdogs making UFC 257 even more exciting. Holloway landing a lot of punches against the fence on Poirier. The Tarantula via first-round TKO is my pick. Poirier with a body kick. secures himself a big-money championship fight, Highlights! The issue for him though comes in the fact that hes the naturally smaller man and with that, hes also at a reach disadvantage. Official Result- Matt Frevola def. Muhammad goes for a single leg but Millender defends. They get to their feet and both landing punches and Adesdanya drops him again and they finish on the mat. Since then, both have grown as competitors to become two of the best in the world. Krylov with a body kick to start things off. Adesany grabs the neck on the ground and then lands punches. Paddy Pimblett vs Jared Gordon Scorecard and Punching Stats: Who Really Won the Fight? Dustin Poirier and Max Holloway faced each other on this day exactly two years ago for the interim lightweight title at UFC 236. Lets know in the comments who do you think is more likely to win the trilogy between Max Holloway and Dustin Poirier. Rountree with a left hand. Soukhamthath with a knee to the body. Why is Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul Postponed? 10-9 Imadaev, 28-28. They each land a jab. 10-9 Frevola, 19-19. I like Botelho here, she looked excellent prior to her loss to Cynthia Calvillo and really, theres no shame in a loss to Calvillo as shes a top-ranked fighter right now. Poirier also secured a 'Submission of the Night' bonus for his efforts. The show is headlined by a pair of interim title fights; Dustin Poirier faces Max Holloway with the interim UFC Lightweight title on the line, while Kelvin Gastelum and Israel Adesanya face off with the interim UFC Middleweight title up for grabs. Even the UFC president has stated that he didnt actually fit at 155lb. 10-9 Costa. Wilson Reis by TKO (punches) at 2:58 of Round 1, > Jalin Turner (8-4, 1-1 UFC) vs. Matt Frevola (6-1-1, 0-1-1 UFC)Lightweights. Saint Preux trying to pull Krylov to the center but Krylov gets to his feet. Poirier with a right hand. Adesanya with a right hand. I wonder what the FGTD props will be. Holloway and Poirier fought once before, at UFC 143 in February 2012, a bout won by Poirier. Leg kicks from both men. UFC 236 Holloway vs Poirier 2. To get full UFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 play-by-play updates and results click here. The division has also hosted great athletes like Conor McGregor and Jose Aldo. They trade late and Imadaev rocks Griffin. Thats a tremendous feat, and now the 29-year old has pretty much silenced his last naysayer after that performance and locked down a title unification match against division champion Robert Whittaker. And if that can happen to him against Zak Ottow, I just cant see him having any success against Jouban. Poirier trying for a late takedown but Holloway defending against the fence. To make matters worse, Eryk has gone up and down in weight in his last three fights, leaving him in an odd place in both the Middleweight and Light Heavyweight divisions. Frevola then locks in a guillotine and rolls to the top. OSPs issue has always been that despite his great athleticism, hes just not that dynamic of a fighter. They are separated and both looking for an opening. It is a shame too because the fights and matchups between Dustin Poirier & Max Holloway is an electrifying matchup that doesnt need a fake belt to make it worth watching. Turner lands a right hand that hurts Frevola. Griffin gets a takedown but Imadaev gets up. Rountree with more kicks to a downed Anders. The UFC has managed to successfully kick-start 2021 in the most spectacular fashion. Imadaev misses the spinning elbow. Adesanya with a high kick. Dustin came out victorious during both meetings- first one by submission and the latter by unanimous decision. And now that The Diamond has become the only man to KO Conor McGregor and the winner of the previous 2 Poirier vs. Holloway bouts, he seems to have an edge over Blessed in their trilogy. Men lie, women lie, but numbers dont! Finally at Bantamweight, Boston Salmon faces Germanys Khalid Taha in the latters second UFC fight and the formers official debut. Im going with Jackson here, Soukhamthath is a talented fighter but hes very much open to brainfart moments that can cost him a fight, and I think Jacksons the type of fighter who can capitalise on that. Like Anderson Silva, its very tricky to work out what exactly hes going to do, and that makes him far trickier to work out that it initially seems. 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