Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado are here to breakdown this Saturday’s, Oct, 5th., UFC 243 PPV event, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event. This event featured a co-main between Al Iaquinta & Dan Hooker and a Main Event showcasing top-ranked middleweights, Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya.
Zane Simon and Eddie Mercado are here to breakdown this event with hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event.
This Saturday’s, Oct, 5th., UFC 243 PPV (pay-per-view) event, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, featured a co-main between ‘Raging’ Al Iaquinta & Dan ‘The Hangman’ Hooker and a Main Event showcasing top-ranked middleweights… Defending his title, the Middleweight Champion of the World, Robert ‘The Reaper’ Whittaker vs the Interim Middleweight Champion, Israel ‘The Last Stylebender’ Adesanya.
Here’s a look at the fight card RESULTS & UPDATED FIGHT RECORDS:
ESPN+ PPV UFC 243 MAIN CARD | SAT. OCT. 5 – 10PM/7PM ETPT
- The new champ has unified the belts: Israel Adesanya (17-0) DEF. Robert Whittaker (20-5) at 185 lbs – KO/TKO at 3:33 of Round 2 of 5, Total 8:33
- Daniel Hooker (19-8) DEF. Al Iaquinta (14-6) at 155 lbs – DEC, Unanimous
- Sergey Spivak (10-1) DEF. Tai Tuivasa (10-3) at 265 lbs – SUB, Arm Triangle Choke at 3:14 of Round 2, 8:14 Total
- Dhiego Lima (15-7) DEF. Luke Jumeau (13-5) at 170 lbs – DEC, Split
- Yorgan de Castro (6-0) DEF. Justin Tafa (3-1) at 265 lbs – KO/TKO, Counter Right at 2:10 of Round 1
FIGHT OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) Brad Riddell vs. Jamie Mullarkey
PERFORMANCES OF THE NIGHT: ($50K ea.) Israel Adesanya, Yorgan de Castro
ATTENDANCE: 57,127 (New UFC record)
GATE: $5.5 Million
ESPN PRELIMS | 8PM/5PM ETPT
- Jake Matthews (15-4) DEF. Rostem Akman (6-2) at 170 lbs – DEC, Unanimous
- Callan Potter (18-8) DEF. Maki Pitolo (12-5) at 170 lbs – DEC, Unanimous
- Brad Riddell (7-1) DEF. Jamie Mullarkey (12-3) at 155 lbs – DEC, Unanimous
- Megan Anderson (9-4) DEF. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos (6-3) at 145 lbs – SUB, Triangle Choke at 3:57 of Round 1
UFC FIGHT PASS/ESPN+ EARLY PRELIMS | 6:15PM/3:15PM ETPT
- Ji Yeon Kim (9-2) DEF. Nadia Kassem (5-2) at 125 lbs – KO/TKO, Hooks to the Body at 4:59 of Round 2, 9:59 Total
- Khalid Taha (14-2) DEF. Bruno Silva (11-4) at 135 lbs – SUB, Arm Triangle Choke at 3:00 of Round 3, 13:00 Total
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