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The top UFC promotion decided to loudly close this year and diluted the last month's series of events with the 245th numbered tournament – an event that decided the fate of titles in three weight categories, and also made several prospects that could get a title shot in the near future. We will tell you whether the belt holders changed that evening, as well as how each fight of this powerful card was held and how it ended, which all fans of mixed martial arts were waiting for, without exception.
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- Kamaru Usman – Colby Covington
- Max Holloway – Alexander Volkanovski
- Amanda Nunez – Germaine de Randami
- Marlon Moraes – Jose Aldo
- Peter Yan – Yuraia Faber
- Mike Perry – Jeff Neal
- Kathleen Vieira – Irene Aldana
- Jan Heinisch – Omari Akhmedov
- Matt Brown – Ben Saunders
- Daniel Teimour – Chase Hooper
- Brandon Moreno – Cai-Cara France
- Jessica Eye – Vivian Araujo
- Punahili Soriano – Oscar Infantry
- All Fight Results and UFC 245 Bonuses
Kamaru Usman – Colby Covington
Many people expected that this meeting would take place on the ground, however, it seems that the guys decided to listen to everyone who was unhappy with this prospect, and at the same time fill their pockets with prize money for the fight of the evening. No, just think about it – 0 takedown attempts, 755 punch and 2 knockdowns. When exchanging, Colby predictably hit with the number of punching, working at a faster pace, while the champion loaded his cannons into him.
Apparently, realizing that the judges might not be on his side – after round 4 there was a draw, the Nigerian at the end turned on all the turns and shook Covington several times.
[stextbox id = 'info'] Colby barely stood on his feet and, in the end, was smashed in the stalls, giving us a plus on the bet on Victoria Usman in rounds 4-5 or on points. [/ stextbox]
Max Holloway – Alexander Volkanovski
In the first round, Max was engaged in his standard reconnaissance and zeroing, while the Australian did not postpone scoring for later and began to get closer to his opponent over and over again, giving out good streaks. It would seem that the usual performance of the Hawaiian, but in the second and third rounds, nothing changed – in his element against the undersized counterpart, he looked helpless, losing pace from the light kicks that Volkanovski regularly threw out and closed the distance without any problems.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Holloway began to smooth his position a little in the championship five minutes, but it was too late for both belt defense and our bet on his victory against the hardy Australian who continued to work in his own way. [/ stextbox]
Amanda Nunez – Germaine de Randami
The main problem, which Germaine did not cope with in this fight, is the practically lack of skills in defense against transfers and the high class of her opponent's wrestling. And if in the first round she missed everything and everywhere, holding out with some difficulty, then after that she had good chances on her feet and shocked Nunez several times. But who cares if you are easily transferred and pinned to the ground – 17 minutes and 30 seconds, that is how much the Brazilian had control at the end of the meeting.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] Our forecast was that the champion would deal with the challenger in 1-3 rounds and, accordingly, he would not enter. [/ stextbox]
Marlon Moraes – Jose Aldo
Leaving the octagon, Jose from the first minutes began to upset all the skeptics, who believed that the weight cut he had endured would have a bad effect on his condition, but all the time he went ahead. But his opponent did not shy away either, however, apparently Marlon planned to work as number one and looked very confused under this pressure, which was later supplemented by his sagging cardio, which caused him to periodically cycle.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] The fighters had their chances and good hits, but they stood on their feet all three rounds, upsetting us with the failure to predict the early end of the battle [/ stextbox]
[stextbox id = 'info'] The fight turned out to be close, and the victory could have been awarded to either side, but the preference of the judges was given to Moraes, in fact, we were counting on his victoria. [/ stextbox]
Peter Yan – Yuraia Faber
Throughout the meeting, the Russian fighter ruined Yuraya's plans, perfectly defending himself from transfers to the ground. And if in the first round the American still showed himself well, maintaining an active footwork and thereby stopping Peter from conducting the series, then age still prevailed over Faber, who was knocked down twice in the second five minutes and received several cuts.
[stextbox id = 'info'] The third round could have lasted all the time, only if Ian had not shown any activity at all, but this was not in the plans – getting out of the clinch, head-kick, another knockdown and, as a result, a knockout and victory at the rate on early victoria of the Russian. [/ stextbox]
Mike Perry – Jeff Neal
We can safely say that expectations from this meeting were justified. Of course, it did not last long, but how it ended – beauty. A little more than a minute after the start of the fight, Neal charges his signature high-kick and shakes Mike, and then carefully rushes over the finish line and finds him, leaving his opponent completely helpless and showing once again that he has good potential.
[stextbox id = 'info'] As expected, a few knockdowns and a broken nose cannot go unnoticed, the chin resource is not infinite. Perry suffers his first KO / TKO defeat, and we end the prelims on a good note. [/ Stextbox]
Kathleen Vieira – Irene Aldana
It is not entirely clear what the Brazilian gameplay was, and for what reason she did not mix striking with takedowns. Constantly exchanging with Irene on her feet was initially a dangerous undertaking, although at first she looked good and outplayed her in places. But taking the second position in the rating, you need to use your opponents' strengths and weaknesses.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] In the next exchange, Villera misses a powerful left hook and falls to the canvas, the next few hits from the Mexican are a formality, she and our forecast are knocked out. [/ stextbox]
Jan Heinisch – Omari Akhmedov
Thoughtless work in a stance and good preparation for confrontation on the ground – this is how you can characterize Ian's speech, who, although he was translated several times, quickly rose. On his feet, he constantly walked forward, and without trying to change anything, all the time he came across shots from the Russian, who completely worked out this fight as the second number on the counter-attacks.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] The American leaving the TOP-10 of the rating records the second defeat in a row, and does not live up to our expectations. [/ stextbox]
[stextbox id = 'info'] We also bet on TB 2.5, and this forecast comes in. [/ stextbox]
Matt Brown – Ben Saunders
After the start of the meeting, Ben quickly dragged Matt to the ground and took possession of a good position, but seems to have forgotten how to go to receptions. In the second round, Brown came out charged and ready to end this mess, seriously patting his opponent with a high-kick and elbows.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] However, I decided not to discharge near the net – again a transfer from Saunders, the battle goes beyond the equator, our forecast for TM 1.5 did not go [/ stextbox]
[stextbox id = 'info'] The referee, who watched the passive fuss on the ground, raised the fighters, after which Ben himself falls into the ground, Matt rushes over the finish line and knocks out the exhausted counterpart with a ground-and-pound, in fact, we were counting on such an outcome. / stextbox]
Daniel Teimour – Chase Hooper
With a great desire to win, Daniel burst into this battle and even tried to close the avenue with a guillotine, after which he gave an excellent hit, and then he himself ended up on the ground, where Hooper, wriggling like a snake, tried to end everything with a submission.
[stextbox id = 'info'] The Swede didn’t knock, but it was not possible to get up with his parterre skills – remaining in a comfortable position, Chase began to inflict a hail of punching, forcing the referee to make the right decision and stop the fight, delighting both the prospect and us. / stextbox]
Brandon Moreno – Cai-Cara France
An excellent and somewhat similar to the duel of the previous fighters, the performance was rolled by the flyweights. Initially, Kai-Kara was better, hitting well with straight right and short streaks, which Brandon simply absorbed. However, this did not bother the Mexican, and in the second round he began to actively throw out high-kicks, overworking his opponent due to better cardio and constant pressure.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] In the third five-minute, the situation did not change and Moreno outplayed France in his own element without using a parterre – excellent progress, unfortunately for our forecast for his opponent's victory, the prospectus shows. [/ stextbox]
Jessica Eye – Vivian Araujo
If in the first round the advantage was for Vivian, who looked faster, worked more efficiently on the approach and punched stronger, then in the second five minutes the initiative went to Jessica. The second one defended well against transfers and began to break through the low-kicks that turned out to be an excellent solution, knocking Araujo off the pace.
[stextbox id = 'alert'] The outcome of the meeting depended on the third round, to which the Brazilian came out noticeably sagging in cardio and was reworked by an experienced rival – our forecast does not go. [/ stextbox]
Punahili Soriano – Oscar Infantry
The fighters cheerfully began this fight, deciding not to waste time with its end – after a few double hits, Soriano effectively knocks Oscar down and goes for the finish line, which he does not find with the help of the ground-and-pound and decides to catch the Pole for a reception, but he almost becomes his victim.
[stextbox id = 'info'] Back on his feet, Punahili approaches with the help of a pendulum, boom – the Infantry goes to a hard knockout, adding a plus to our asset [/ stextbox]
All Fight Results and UFC 245 Bonuses
- Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington – Victory for Kamaru Usman by TKO in the fifth round.
- Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski – victory of Alexander Volkanovski by unanimous decision (45-50, 47-48, 47-48).
- Amanda Nunez vs. Germaine de Randami – Amanda Nunez wins by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-46, 49-44).
- Marlon Moraes vs. Jose Aldo – Marlon Moraes win via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
- Peter Jan vs. Juraja Faber – victory of Peter Jan KO in the third round.
- Mike Perry vs. Jeff Neal – Jeff Neal wins by TKO in the first round.
- Kathleen Vieira vs. Irene Aldana – victory of Irene Aldana KO in the first round.
- Jan Heinisch vs. Omari Akhmedov – Omari Akhmedov won by unanimous decision (28-29, 28-29, 28-29).
- Matt Brown vs. Ben Saunders – Matt Brown wins by TKO in the second round.
- Daniel Teimour vs. Chase Hooper – Chase Hooper wins by TKO in the first round.
- Brandon Moreno vs. Cai-Kara France – Brandon Moreno wins via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-29, 30-27).
- Jessica Ay vs. Vivian Araujo – Jessica I won by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
- Punahili Soriano vs. Oscar Infantry – Punahili Soriano KO victory in the first round.
Fight of the Night: Kamaru Usman vs. Colby Covington
Performance of the evening: Peter Jan, Irene Aldana
At the last event, there was a place for both unexpected victories and a change in the featherweight title holder – are we expecting Max Holloway's second lightweight run or revenge? There were enough knockouts, including brutal ones, and the prospectuses, conducting their first fights in the promotion, were marked by victories. In general, in all respects, the tournament turned out to be excellent at the end of the year. We can only hope for a good show at UFC Fight Night 165.
