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Film Room: Brad Riddell vs. Drew Dober – UFC 263

At UFC Vegas 44, Brad Riddell will face Rafael Fiziev in the co-main event. Here is a look at his most recent performance against UFC veteran Drew Dober.

Coming into this fight, Dober had won three of his last four fights. He had racked up wins ove…

At UFC Vegas 44, Brad Riddell will face Rafael Fiziev in the co-main event. Here is a look at his most recent performance against UFC veteran Drew Dober.

Coming into this fight, Dober had won three of his last four fights. He had racked up wins over Polo Reyes, Nasrat Haqparast, and Alexander Hernandez, with all three wins coming by way of KO/TKO. That momentum hit a snag, however, in his last fight prior to UFC 263, when he joined the long list of victims of Islam Makhachev at UFC 259.

Islam Makhachev Submits Drew Dober at UFC 259 - MMA Sucka — Image Credit: Zuffa LLC

Brad Riddell, on the other hand, entered the fight with an undefeated UFC record of 3-0 and a professional record of 9-1. Riddell entered the promotion with a reputation as an experienced kickboxer, with an impressive record of 59-10 in the sport.

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With Dober having three KO/TKOs out of his last four fights and Riddell using his striking expertise to outpoint each of his prior UFC opponents, fans were ready for a standup battle in what would be Riddell’s biggest test to date.

You can relive this lightweight contest in its entirety below.

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UFC 263 Bonuses: Brandon Moreno Gets $50K For Title Win

UFC 263 was billed as the first major Pay Per View of the year and it did not disappoint. With a stacked lineup of fights from the early prelims to the main event, there were plenty of good performances to go around. There were quick finishes, grueling split decisions, and a title change. After a great night of action that earned a $14.8 million gate with 17,208 fans in attendance, four fighters walked away with $50,000 bonuses – see who below.

Brandon Moreno – Performance of the Night

In the UFC 263 co-main event, Brandon Moreno put on an incredible performance against Deiveson Figueiredo. From the beginning, Moreno came out like a man on a mission. Determined to not allow the rematch to end in another draw, Moreno outstruck Figueiredo in all three rounds. Moreno was the aggressor, landing takedowns in all three rounds before securing the victory and the title with a rear-naked choke with 2:26 minutes left in the third round. The performance was enough to earn the new champion one of the PON bonuses.

Drew Dober and Brad Riddell – Fight of the Night

Although the event has three fights at the top of the card that many expected to be FOTN contenders, the FOTN occurred on the final card of the prelims. Dober and Riddell fought a war with the fight tied at one round apiece going into the third. As the final round began, Dober came out aggressive. Knowing that he needed the round to win the fight, Dober began the round with momentum but then Riddell kicked it into another gear to end the fight. When the smoke cleared, Riddell was able to pull out the victory, but the true victors were the fans that watched the exciting fight. Both fighters walked away with $50K bonuses for their troubles.

Paul Craig – Fight of the Night

Paul Craig was responsible for the scariest moment of UFC 263, ending the undefeated streak of Jamahal Hill with a nasty TKO in the first round. The stoppage was controversial because many believe it should have happened earlier in the fight. Hill’s arm appeared broken as it swung around violently after Craig locked in a deep armbar to which Hill would not tap. Switching to strikes, it was clear that Hill was not able to defend with the visibly injured arm. Still, the stoppage to strikes in the first round sent a message the Craig is here to get it done. Craig also walked away with one of the $50K bonuses.

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Brad Riddell Takes Close Decision Win Over Drew Dober In FOTN Contender – UFC 263 Highlights

We may already have out lock for Fight of the Night at UFC 263 — with the main card still yet to begin. Headlining the event’s preliminary card portion, Brad Riddell is set to enter the lightweight’s top-15 following a close unanimous decision win over Drew Dober in an instant classic in Glendale, Arizona. City […]

City Kickboxing standout, Riddell survived an early scare in the opening round against Elevation Fight Team standout, Dober, losing his footing and balance as a result of a notable straight left hand, before recovering again eventually pushing Dober back to the Octagon fence.

With the significant strike score level between the two in both the first and second rounds, it was all to play for in the third and final frame, with Riddell just about eeking out Dober with 29-28 scores across all three judge’s scorecards, wobbling the Colorado native himself with a counter left hand of his before the klaxon, before winding up on top with mere seconds remaining in the fight.

Below, catch the highlights from Riddell’s impressive win over Dober.

Islam Makhachev Grabs Arm-Triangle Win Over Drew Dober – UFC 259 Highlights

Dominance. The only real way to describe American Kickboxing Academy product, Islam Makhachev’s arm-triangle victory over Drew Dober — extending his undefeated streak to seven straight fights. Returning for the first time since UFC 242 in September of 2019, Makhachev returned against Elevation Fight Team mainstay, Dober — utilising his wreslting and offensive grappling, at […]

Dominance. The only real way to describe American Kickboxing Academy product, Islam Makhachev’s arm-triangle victory over Drew Dober — extending his undefeated streak to seven straight fights.

Returning for the first time since UFC 242 in September of 2019, Makhachev returned against Elevation Fight Team mainstay, Dober — utilising his wreslting and offensive grappling, at the command of teammate and undisputed lightweight champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov.

Grabbing a single-leg in the center of the Octagon in the opening round, the Russian remained composed and patient in half-guard, before scrambling with an attempted armbar, with Dober gritting his teeth to survive to the second round.

Likely scoring a 10-8 round in the second, Makhachev scored an incredible outside trip, sending Dober to the canvas with a considerable impact at the fence. In the third — it was more of the same for the AKA trainee, With Dober forced to his back once again. Assuming half guard, Makhachev eventually secured an arm-triangle — forcing Eliot Marshall product, Dober to tap — snapping his three-fight streak.

Below, check out the highlights from Makhachev’s submission win over Dober.

Islam Makhachev Taps Drew Dober After Dominant Performance – UFC 259 Results

Next up on the UFC 259 main card is a lightweight tilt between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober. Round 1: Dober opens with a couple of leg kicks. Makhachev grabs a single and gets Dober down just over a minute in. Makhachev is in the half guard as he lands some strikes from the tops. […]

Next up on the UFC 259 main card is a lightweight tilt between Islam Makhachev and Drew Dober.

Round 1: Dober opens with a couple of leg kicks. Makhachev grabs a single and gets Dober down just over a minute in. Makhachev is in the half guard as he lands some strikes from the tops. Makhachev gets into full mount but Dober gets him back to half guard. passes to side control. Dober scrambles but can’t escape as Makhachev takes his back. Makhachev quickly transitions to an armbar but Dober survives until the end of the round.

Round 2: Makhachev takes Dober down right away to start the second round. Dober posts up but can’t escape as Makhachev continues to put pressure and keep him down. Dober is stuck at full guard as Makhachev continues to control him and land strikes from the top. Utter domination from the Dagestan native who might have got a 10-8 round though there wasn’t much damage.

Round 3: A repeat of the first two as Makhachev gets Dober down again though the latter may have pulled guard this time. Makhachev starts to get aggressive with the ground and pound as Dober looks to land strikes from the bottom. Dober threatens with a kimura but loses it. Makhachev submits him with shoulder pressure soon after!

Official result: Islam Makhachev defeats Drew Dober via submission (R3, ).

Drew Dober Knows He’ll Be On His Back Against Islam Makhachev But Expects KO Win

Drew Dober knows he’ll get taken down against Islam Makhachev — but doesn’t seem to mind too much. Dober takes on Makhachev in an intriguing lightweight encounter on the main card of the UFC 259 pay-per-view event on Saturday night. Makhachev had been struggling to land opponents as he has long complained of being ducked […]

Drew Dober knows he’ll get taken down against Islam Makhachev — but doesn’t seem to mind too much.

Dober takes on Makhachev in an intriguing lightweight encounter on the main card of the UFC 259 pay-per-view event on Saturday night.

Makhachev had been struggling to land opponents as he has long complained of being ducked by just about every fighter matched up with him while the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help either. He will now be competing for the first time since September 2019.

But as far as Dober is concerned, the Dagestan native was on his radar since 2017 and was a fight he voluntarily asked for.

“In all honesty, I think he is a hard person to find a fight for,” Dober told BJ Penn.com. “Not a lot of people want to fight Islam. He has all that hype around him. He has been on my radar since 2017. I’ve been eager to compete with him. They were looking for a fight for Islam and I raised my hand, that I would definitely fight him. It is a great matchup.”

Makhachev is undefeated in his last six outings as he has dominated his opponents throughout with his wrestling. Dober, meanwhile, is on a three-fight winning streak with knockouts in all of those encounters.

It’s clearly a striker vs. grappler matchup, and Dober knows he’ll eventually be on his back at some point. However, he will be prepared for that scenario.

“Absolutely. You can’t completely avoid a takedown,” Dober explained. “It will be a wrestling match with punches, I know I will be on my back at some point. I’m fully prepared for this fight to be a grappling match and I can’t avoid that.

“I’m just trying to make his life uncomfortable for the 15 minutes we are in there. Whether it is with my hands or feet, or my wrestling or my jiu-jitsu, my goal is to make him comfortable and make him make a mistake.”

As for how the fight eventually plays out? Dober expects to get his fourth knockout win in a row.

“Honestly, I love getting the knockout wins for everyone so that is Plan A,” Dober added. “I see myself finding his chin.”

Who do you think wins?