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Arman Tsarukyan punches fan moments before his UFC 300 win over Charles Oliveira

MixCollage 13 Apr 2024 11 48 PM 371Arman Tsarukyan wasn’t interested in waiting until he got into the Octagon before throwing hands. On Saturday night, the…

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Arman Tsarukyan wasn’t interested in waiting until he got into the Octagon before throwing hands.

On Saturday night, the streaking lightweight standout scored the biggest win of his MMA career thus far, defeating former champion Charles Oliveira via split decision. However, it was his pre-fight antics that stole the spotlight.

During his walkout at UFC 300, ‘Ahalkalakets’ appeared to get into it with a fan in the crowd and ended up throwing some fists during the brief scuffle.

“Couple of dust-ups there DC with fans,” play-by-play man Jon Anik commented. “Looks like Arman Tsarukyan getting into it with somebody on the way in tonight.”

Daniel Cormier added: “Yeah it’s crazy to see him do that. You want to be so locked in. That has to be something that matters to Arman, what happened to him on the way to the Octagon.”

Arman Tsarukyan solidifies his spot at the top of the lightweight division

Clearly, Arman Tsarukyan didn’t let the incident affect his performance inside the Octagon. The Armenian offered up a brilliant showing, though it wasn’t without some adversity in the early going as Oliveira jumped a guillotine and appeared to have the choke locked in tight before ‘Ahalkalakets’ worked his way out of it.

Charles Oliveira vs. Arman Tsarukyan

With the win over ‘Do Bronx’ followed by Max Holloway’s insane buzzer-beating knockout against Justin Gaethje, Arman Tsarukyan looks to be the next man in line to challenge reigning lightweight world champion Islam Makhachev.

With the defeat, Charles Oliveira has now lost two of his last three and will go back to the drawing board at lightweight.

Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira
Arman Tsarukyan vs. Charles Oliveira

Alex Pereira calls for heavyweight title fight with Tom Apsinall at UFC 301 on May 4

MixCollage 14 Apr 2024 01 20 AM 9240After making quick work of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Alex Pereira has his sights set on a quick…

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After making quick work of Jamahal Hill at UFC 300, Alex Pereira has his sights set on a quick turnaround and heavyweight gold.

Stepping inside the Octagon to defend his light heavyweight title for the first time, ‘Poatan’ delivered another jaw-dropping finish, putting ‘Sweet Dreams’ to sleep with a slick left uppercut that sent Hill crashing to the canvas. A few ground-and-pound shots later, that was all she wrote.

Alex Pereira KOs Jamahal Hill

Speaking with Joe Rogan immediately following his seventh career win inside the Octagon, Pereira alluded to a potential showdown with reigning interim UFC heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall at UFC 301 next month when the promotion returns to Rio de Janeiro.

“I want to keep continuing to defend this belt,” Pereira said. “I talked a lot about fighting in Brazil if I won this fight. I won this fight. I’m not hurt. Nothing happened. I know there needs to be a lot of promotion behind a fight, but I want to have a fight at heavyweight.”

As exciting as Alex Pereira’s uFC 301 proposal is, it’s not very likely

With the UFC’s next pay-per-view event a mere three weeks away, it’s hard to imagine that the promotion can pull together such a massive fight in such a short period.

Play-by-play man Jon Anik also suggested during the UFC 300 broadcast that Pereira may have suffered some kind of injury to his foot during his brief encounter with Hill which could further complicate things.

Still, it’s an exciting proposal and one that could help bolster UFC 301 — a card sorely lacking in star power.

UFC 301

Alex Pereira retains title, stops Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO – UFC 300 Highlights

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 HighlightsUndisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira remains the pacesetter at 205lbs following tonight’s UFC 300 card in Las Vegas,…

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 Highlights

Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira remains the pacesetter at 205lbs following tonight’s UFC 300 card in Las Vegas, finishing former champion, Jamahal Hill with a brutal first round KO in the pair’s grudge fight atop the monumental event.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion, and the current undisputed light heavyweight champion, earned his second crown under the promotion’s banner back in November at UFC 295, stopping fellow card feature, Jiri Prochazka in the pair’s vacant title affair.

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And welcoming the above-mentioned Illinois native, Hill back to the Octagon for the first time since his January vacant title win over Pereira’s training partner and close friend, Glover Teixeira last year, Alex Pereira made incredibly short work of his challenger tonight.

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 Highlights
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Firing off a couple of notable outside calf kick to Dana White’s Contender Series product, Hill’s southpaw lead leg, Pereira was offered a time of stoppage by referee, Herb Dean after a stray groin kick from Hill — which he elected to immediately brush off to one side.

And in the aftermath of his rejection of a timeout, Alex Pereira clipped Hill with almost a shovel left hook — sending him crashing to the canvas on his back, before swarming, assuming top control and finishing with a series of brutal hammer fist strikes.

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Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Following his victory, Pereira announced his plans to retain his light heavyweight title further down the line, but also weighed up the prospect of a return in just three weeks time at UFC 301 in his Brazil — in a heavyweight division debut against current interim champion, Tom Aspinall.

Below, catch the highlights from Alex Pereira’s brutal KO win over Jamahal Hill at UFC 300

Alex Pereira retains title, stops Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO – UFC 300 Highlights

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 HighlightsUndisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira remains the pacesetter at 205lbs following tonight’s UFC 300 card in Las Vegas,…

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 Highlights

Undisputed light heavyweight champion, Alex Pereira remains the pacesetter at 205lbs following tonight’s UFC 300 card in Las Vegas, finishing former champion, Jamahal Hill with a brutal first round KO in the pair’s grudge fight atop the monumental event.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion, and the current undisputed light heavyweight champion, earned his second crown under the promotion’s banner back in November at UFC 295, stopping fellow card feature, Jiri Prochazka in the pair’s vacant title affair.

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Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

And welcoming the above-mentioned Illinois native, Hill back to the Octagon for the first time since his January vacant title win over Pereira’s training partner and close friend, Glover Teixeira last year, Alex Pereira made incredibly short work of his challenger tonight.

Alex Pereira retains title finishes Jamahal Hill with hellacious first round KO UFC 300 Highlights
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Firing off a couple of notable outside calf kick to Dana White’s Contender Series product, Hill’s southpaw lead leg, Pereira was offered a time of stoppage by referee, Herb Dean after a stray groin kick from Hill — which he elected to immediately brush off to one side.

And in the aftermath of his rejection of a timeout, Alex Pereira clipped Hill with almost a shovel left hook — sending him crashing to the canvas on his back, before swarming, assuming top control and finishing with a series of brutal hammer fist strikes.

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Mandatory Credit: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Following his victory, Pereira announced his plans to retain his light heavyweight title further down the line, but also weighed up the prospect of a return in just three weeks time at UFC 301 in his Brazil — in a heavyweight division debut against current interim champion, Tom Aspinall.

Below, catch the highlights from Alex Pereira’s brutal KO win over Jamahal Hill at UFC 300

Zhang Weili defends title, defeats Chinese compatriot Yan Xiaonan in decision war – UFC 300 Highlights

Zhang Weili defends title in decision win war against Chinese compatriot Yan Xiaonan UFC 300 HighlightsRacking up the second successful defense of her strawweight title as part of her second undisputed reign atop the…

Zhang Weili defends title in decision win war against Chinese compatriot Yan Xiaonan UFC 300 Highlights

Racking up the second successful defense of her strawweight title as part of her second undisputed reign atop the division, Chinese star, Zhang Weili turned in a unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45) against compatriot, Yan Xiaonan in the pair’s historic championship co-main event clash at UFC 300.

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Weili, the current undisputed strawweight champion, fought through some significant grappling scrambles throughout the distance of their 25 minute clash tonight at UFC 300, however, almost forced a buzzer-beating stoppage win at the end of the first frame.

Yan Xiaonan UFC 300

Locking up a rear-naked choke on Xiaonan, Weili appeared to choke out her countrywoman in the final seconds of the first round, only for Xiaonan to narrowly escape with her consciousness intact, as well as her status in the title fight co-headliner.

Zhang Weili defends title in decision win war against Chinese compatriot Yan Xiaonan UFC 300 Highlights
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With the victory, Weili adds compatriot, Xiaonan to a winning run which consists of a prior title fight defense against Amanda Lemos last year — having toppled Carla Esparza in the pair’s championship fight with a dominant submission victory against the two-time champion.

Below, catch the highlights from Zhang Weili’s decision win over Yan Xiaonan

Max Holloway wins BMF title, face plants Justin Gaethje with buzzer beating KO – UFC 300 Highlights

Max Holloway wins BMF title stops Justin Gaethje with face plant buzzer beating KO UFC 300 highlightsFormer undisputed featherweight champion, Max Holloway has now minted himself as the new symbolic BMF titleholder tonight on the…

Max Holloway wins BMF title stops Justin Gaethje with face plant buzzer beating KO UFC 300 highlights

Former undisputed featherweight champion, Max Holloway has now minted himself as the new symbolic BMF titleholder tonight on the main card of UFC 300 — turning in one of the most outrageous stoppages in Octagon history, face planting champion, Justin Gaethje with a buzzer-beating knockout in the final round of their anticipated clash.

Holloway, a dominant former undisputed featherweight champion, turned in a blistering striking performance tonight in his main card clash against symbolic BMF titleholder, Gaethje — himself snatching the title with a stunning win against the Arizona native.

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Outstriking the Trevor Wittman trainee tonight in their main card fight, Max Holloway spun with mere seconds left in the first round — breaking Gaethje’s nose with a spinning back-kick, stumbling the former interim champion.

And despite suffering his first-ever knockdown in the fourth round of his fight with Gaethje — in a bout the Hawaiian striking ace was winning — four rounds to nil, called for Gaethje to step into the center of the Octagon with him to stand and trade.

Max Holloway wins BMF title stops Justin Gaethje with face plant buzzer beating KO UFC 300 highlights
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With a single second remaining in their five round fight, Holloway connected with a huge right hook counter in the pocket with himself and Gaethje swinging, sending the BMF gold holder face down to the canvas, landing himself the symbolic title — with Hall of Fame star and inaugural heavyweight kingpin, Mark Coleman strapping the belt on Holloway to boot.

Holloway BMF title UFC 300
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Following his monumental title win, Max Holloway called for a lightweight title fight with Islam Makhachev, as well as a featherweight championship showdown against newly crowned gold holder, Ilia Topuria.

Below, catch the highlights from Max Holloway’s KO win against Justin Gaethje