Sean O’Malley had a highlight-reel knockout win over Eddie Wineland at UFC 250. But, for Michael Bisping, he says “Sugar” needs to face stiffer competition. O’Malley is currently undefeated as a pro at 12-0 and 4-0 inside the Oc…
Sean O’Malley had a highlight-reel knockout win over Eddie Wineland at UFC 250. But, for Michael Bisping, he says “Sugar” needs to face stiffer competition. O’Malley is currently undefeated as a pro at 12-0 and 4-0 inside the Octagon. Yet, the 25-year-old has yet to face a ranked opponent which Bisping says needs to change. […]
Garbrandt, O’Malley Both Deliver Huge KOs Cody Garbrandt believes he delivered the most impressive knockout this past weekend. Garbrandt shut the lights off on Raphael Assuncao with a buzzer-beating second round knockout in the co-main event of UFC 250. It followed another impressive knockout earlier in the fight after Sean O’Malley’s impressive first-round finish over […]
Garbrandt, O’Malley Both Deliver Huge KOs
Cody Garbrandt believes he delivered the most impressive knockout this past weekend.
Garbrandt shut the lights off on Raphael Assuncao with a buzzer-beating second round knockout in the co-main event of UFC 250. It followed another impressive knockout earlier in the fight after Sean O’Malley’s impressive first-round finish over former title challenger Eddie Wineland in the main card opener.
Many have since debated as to which one was the superior knockout. O’Malley clearly feels it was his.
Unsurprisingly, Garbrandt feels his was the superior one, especially considering the nature of it and level of opponent in comparison to O’Malley’s.
“Mine was way better. Way vicious, you know,” Garbrandt told TMZ. “My dude couldn’t get up. Stylistically, Assuncao is leap years ahead of any adversary that “Sugar” has ever fought. There’s no comparison, there’s no characteristic like that.
“Hats off to him. He did good, went out there and performed, got a knockout victory but you can’t compare when you’re fighting the top five in the world. He has never fought anybody in the top 15, so that’s a huge difference when you’re able to starch people like that at each level. The top 10 in our division is crazy. Dominick Cruz is ranked 12th, he’s one of the best so that’s how shark-filled our division is and I’m happy to lead the pack.”
The UFC 250 medical suspensions are out. UFC 250 took place this past Saturday night (June 6) inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a women’s featherweight title bout between champion Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spence…
The UFC 250 medical suspensions are out. UFC 250 took place this past Saturday night (June 6) inside the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event was headlined by a women’s featherweight title bout between champion Amanda Nunes and Felicia Spencer. Nunes successfully retained her 145-pound gold via unanimous decision. Despite the dominant performance, […]
Amanda Nunes unsurprisingly went home with the biggest paycheck at UFC 250. Nunes enjoyed a lopsided decision victory over Felicia Spencer this past weekend to defend her women’s featherweight title. She was already guaranteed $350,000 to show and the win earned her a $150,000 bonus to come away with $500,000 in total. Spencer, meanwhile, earned […]
Amanda Nunes unsurprisingly went home with the biggest paycheck at UFC 250.
She was already guaranteed $350,000 to show and the win earned her a $150,000 bonus to come away with $500,000 in total. Spencer, meanwhile, earned $125,000 for her effort.
Former bantamweight champion Cody Garbrandt was the second-highest earner on the night for his emphatic knockout of Raphael Assuncao.
“No Love” earned $130,000 to show and an additional $130,000 as a win bonus. He also received a $50,000 performance of the night bonus to take his total earnings to $310,000. Assuncao only took home $79,000 on the other hand.
Full UFC 250 Salaries
Here are the full salaries which includes performance bonuses. Sponsorship money, locker room bonuses and pay-per-view cuts are not included:
Raphael Assuncao appears to be in good spirits. The longtime divisional contender suffered an emphatic buzzer-beating second round knockout at the hands of Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 250 co-main event. The manner of the knockout made it go viral with many praising Garbrandt’s finish as well as all-round performance. Assuncao, meanwhile, would lose via […]
Raphael Assuncao appears to be in good spirits.
The longtime divisional contender suffered an emphatic buzzer-beating second round knockout at the hands of Cody Garbrandt in the UFC 250 co-main event. The manner of the knockout made it go viral with many praising Garbrandt’s finish as well as all-round performance.
Assuncao, meanwhile, would lose via knockout for just the second time in his career. Although it was naturally a disappointment for the Brazilian, he is taking the setback well as he took to Twitter on Sunday.
“Sorry everyone Lt hand down from Sp bad mistake . I’m alright.
“Obviously ,saw the Ko few times now that was a different I guess head is good shape.”
Assuncao Title Hopes Gone?
Assuncao’s hopes of fighting for the bantamweight title are unfortunately even slimmer now.
Although currently ranked No. 5, he will likely drop down significantly with his loss to Garbrandt being his third in a row following previous defeats to Marlon Moraes and Cory Sandhagen.
And given how stacked the 135-pound division continues to be along with the fact that Assuncao is now 37, it seems highly unlikely. Then again, crazier things have happened in this sport.
Do you think Assuncao can bounce back and climb into title contention?
Amanda Nunes successfully defended her featherweight title in a dominant display against Felicia Spencer in the UFC 250 main event. Elsewhere on the card, Cody Garbrandt scored a huge knockout win against long-time contender Raphael Assuncao. Aljamain Sterling cemented his place as the number one bantamweight contender by quickly submitting Cory Sandhagen. Fellow bantamweight Sean […]
Amanda Nunes successfully defended her featherweight title in a dominant display against Felicia Spencer in the UFC 250 main event. Elsewhere on the card, Cody Garbrandt scored a huge knockout win against long-time contender Raphael Assuncao. Aljamain Sterling cemented his place as the number one bantamweight contender by quickly submitting Cory Sandhagen. Fellow bantamweight Sean O’Malley continued his accession to superstardom by scoring a highlight-reel, one punch, walk away KO against former title challenger Eddie Wineland.
Join LowKickMMA site manager Jordan Ellis and staff writer Ryan Galloway as they look back at UFC 250 giving their thoughts and opinions on everything that happened this past weekend and what might happen next.