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For his fifth title defense, Usman rematched against Colby Covington. Usman was pushed to the brink, but at the end of the night, he got his hand raised. Oliveira has been fighting with the UFC since , but this is his first title belt with the organization. Despite this, he holds numerous UFC records including most submission wins in the organization's history at 14, and for most finishes at The two fought to a decision last year that had the judges award Volkanovski the win and the title but he feels he and Holloway need to go again to solidify his position as the new featherweight champion.
Volkanovski fought Brian Ortega in what is considered to be a "fight of the year" candidate at UFC In the fourth round against Petr Yan, Sterling was hit by a textbook example of an illegal knee strike. Sterling was clearly injured and the referee declared it was a disqualification against Yan. Prior to the knee, Yan was winning on two of the three scorecards.
All signs point towards these two fighting again in the near future. Yan defeated Cory Sandhagen at UFC for the interim title, after Sterling was forced to pull out due to a serious neck injury. When Brandon Moreno took on Deiveson Figueiredo for the second time, history was made.
After a close first fight, that was a fight of the year candidate in , Moreno separated himself from the former champ. Moreno and Figueiedo will compete for the third time at the start of The lioness seems to be content at being the dominant champion of both the pound and pound divisions featherweight and bantamweight. She won the bantamweight title in with a win over Miesha Tate and has successfully defended that title five times, and won the featherweight title in when she knocked out Cris Cyborg in the first round.
Nunes is scheduled to defend her bantamweight title at UFC in December of Shevchenko has been fighting professionally since and coming from the world of kickboxing has made her a force to be reckoned with. She won the vacant flyweight title in at UFC and has successfully defended it six times with the most recent defense at UFC Eventually, she would lose the title and have to work her way back up to the top.
This is no knock to Lewis or Gane, who are both outstanding fighters in the showcase division of MMA. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
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