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Aljamain Sterling stops TJ Dillashaw in second round with dominant TKO – UFC 280 Highlights

TJ DillashawAt UFC 280, reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling defended his title against former two-time division titleholder TJ Dillashaw in the evening’s highly-anticipated co-main event. Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw immediately came out looking to trade shots. Dillashaw threw a kick early which was caught by Sterling. ‘Funk Master’ used it to drive the former champion […]

TJ Dillashaw

At UFC 280, reigning bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling defended his title against former two-time division titleholder TJ Dillashaw in the evening’s highly-anticipated co-main event.

Aljamain Sterling and TJ Dillashaw immediately came out looking to trade shots. Dillashaw threw a kick early which was caught by Sterling. ‘Funk Master’ used it to drive the former champion to the canvas. Dillashaw immediately began wincing in pain, indicating an injury to his shoulder. With only one arm to defend, Sterling dropped bombs, forcing Dillashaw to turn and give up his back in order to survive the round.

Following the first, it appeared that Dillashaw’s shoulder had dislocated, but his corner was able to pop it back into place allowing Dillashaw to continue. During the second, Sterling put Dillashaw on the canvas with relative ease. The former champion worked his way out of the situation and back to his feet, revealing that his shoulder had dislocated once again. Sterling quickly secured another takedown and dropped bombs and brutal elbows on the ground, forcing the referee to step in and call for the stoppage in round two.

Official Result: Aljamain Sterling defeats TJ Dillashaw via TKO (strikes) at 3:44 of Round 2 to retain the UFC bantamweight championship

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Fighters React To Sean O’Malley Defeating Petr Yan At UFC 280

UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley passed the biggest test of his career with a three-round war against Petr Yan at UFC 280. O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights …

UFC bantamweight contender Sean O’Malley passed the biggest test of his career with a three-round war against Petr Yan at UFC 280. O’Malley and Yan faced off on the UFC 280 main card in one of the most highly-anticipated three-round fights in recent UFC history. The winner would likely get the next title shot, as…

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Sean O’Malley edges out Petr Yan in bloody three round war – UFC 280 Highlights

Sean O'MalleyPolarizing UFC bantamweight contender, Sean O’Malley has landed the biggest victory of his Octagon tenure to date — defeating former undisputed division champion, Petr Yan in a close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) victory on the main card of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. O’Malley, who entered tonight’s main card clash with Russian striker, […]

Sean O'Malley

Polarizing UFC bantamweight contender, Sean O’Malley has landed the biggest victory of his Octagon tenure to date — defeating former undisputed division champion, Petr Yan in a close split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) victory on the main card of UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

O’Malley, who entered tonight’s main card clash with Russian striker, Yan off the back of four fights without defeat, tackled Yan — who held the #1 rank in the division ahead of the Etihad Arena bout.

Landing a few more significant strikes against Yan throughout their three round limit, O’Malley was taken down on six separate occasions by the Dudinka native — who managed to amass over five and a half minutes of control time as a result.

Hurting Yan with a massive left hand in the second round, O’Malley himself managed to reply on cue, rocking Yan himself with a counter, before opening a cut on the former undisputed champion’s right eye courtesy of a third round knee.

Below, catch the highlights from Sean O’Malley’s win against Petr Yan at UFC 280

Fighters React To Beneil Dariush Shutting Down Mateusz Gamrot

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush shut down Mateusz Gamrot’s wrestling en route to another win at UFC 280. Dariush returned to the Octagon 17 months after his last win at UFC 262 over Tony Ferguson. He was supposed to face Islam Makhachev …

UFC lightweight contender Beneil Dariush shut down Mateusz Gamrot’s wrestling en route to another win at UFC 280. Dariush returned to the Octagon 17 months after his last win at UFC 262 over Tony Ferguson. He was supposed to face Islam Makhachev earlier this year before suffering an ankle injury. Despite the long layoff, Dariush…

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Beneil Dariush scores unanimous decision victory over Mateusz Gamrot – UFC 280 Highlights

Beneil DariushTop 10 lightweight contenders clashed as Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot met in an entertaining affair at UFC 280 filled with high-level grappling and mutual respect for one another. In the opening round, both fighters showed off their elite-level grappling with Gamrot being the aggressor, looking for multiple takedowns throughout. Neither fighter was able to […]

Beneil Dariush

Top 10 lightweight contenders clashed as Beneil Dariush and Mateusz Gamrot met in an entertaining affair at UFC 280 filled with high-level grappling and mutual respect for one another.

In the opening round, both fighters showed off their elite-level grappling with Gamrot being the aggressor, looking for multiple takedowns throughout. Neither fighter was able to secure a significant advantage in their exchanges. Gamrot caught a low kick and drove into Dariush, scoring a takedown, but quickly found himself defending a heel hook.

Round two saw both fighters standing for the most-post with Dariush putting on the pressure. Falling behind in the round, Gamrot began shooting for takedowns, though unsuccessfully. With 10 seconds left in the round, Gamrot threw a flying knee that partially connected. He immediately shot in for a takedown but was unable to finish before the second round came to a close.

Going into the final round with the fight likely 1-1, Gamrot began putting on pressure with Dariush content to defend takedowns and counterstrike. 90 seconds to go in the round, Dariush landed a massive left that dropped Gamrot. Recovering quickly, Gamrot got back to his feet uncontested and was able to briefly wrestle Dariush to the canvas before the two fighters returned to their feet as the final horn sounded.

Official Result: Beneil Dariush defeats Mateusz Gamrot via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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MMA Community Reacts To Manon Fiorot vs Katlyn Chookagian

Manon Fiorot has scored ten wins in a row after earning a victory over Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 280. Fiorot was taking a massive step up in competition when facing the former flyweight title challenger in Chookagian, to kick off the UFC 280 pay-per-vie…

Manon Fiorot has scored ten wins in a row after earning a victory over Katlyn Chookagian at UFC 280. Fiorot was taking a massive step up in competition when facing the former flyweight title challenger in Chookagian, to kick off the UFC 280 pay-per-view in Abu Dhabi. To that point, she had been undefeated and…

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