UFC 303 outcomes: Sooo … About final evening | Pereira vs. Prochazka 2

Final evening (Sat., June 29, 2024), Final Combating Championship (UFC) returned house to the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 303. I should not have the guts to elucidate why Conor McGregor wasn’t preventing for the millionth time (click on right here if you happen to in some way have no idea the story). No matter all of the hits it took alongside the best way, the UFC 303 occasion that did go down was well worth the time, notably the stellar important occasion between Alex Pereira and Jiri Prochazka.

Let’s have a look again over at UFC 303’s greatest performances and methods:

Poatan Places On A Masterclass

After the primary Pereira vs. Prochazka struggle, it felt like there have been nonetheless questions in regards to the match up. The stoppage was a contact earlier, and Prochazka discovered good success earlier than getting knocked down. There was a cause to ebook them a second time and intrigue surrounding the potential rivalry.

Now not.

From the primary bell, Pereira was just about untouchable. He appeared to vividly recall his earlier expertise with Prochazka, and not one of the former champion’s feints or tough setups led to any actual success. As a substitute, it was Pereira who tailored efficiently, including an extremely stiff physique jab into his assault alongside the standard left hook and low kicks. It halted Prochazka’s blitzes and left him much more stranded at vary.

Consequently, “BJP” couldn’t get something going in any respect. It’s commonplace to see Prochazka lose a primary spherical, nevertheless it’s surprising to see him rendered so offensively impotent. Pereira didn’t take lengthy to capitalize both, gorgeous Prochazka with a left hook within the closing seconds of the primary spherical that most likely would have stopped the struggle with just a bit little bit of time on the clock.

As a substitute, a handy guide a rough left excessive kick as quickly because the second began sealed the deal. Referee Herb Dean gave Prochazka each probability to recuperate, however he was greater than gone from the excessive kick, and the observe up punches didn’t wake him again up. There shall be no controversy in regards to the stoppage this time round.

An ideal efficiency from Pereira. No notes. Spectacular!

Lopes And Ige Go To Battle

For a bout introduced only a couple hours previous to the fighters coming into the cage, Diego Lopes vs. Dan Ige was an incredible struggle!

Lopes’ final three fights have ended too fast to study a lot in regards to the Brazilian rising star, however fortuitously, Ige’s iron chin allowed us to see extra of Lopes’ sport! Within the first spherical, he actually proved himself a clinch mauler. Each time Ige tried to get shut, he wound up too shut, compelled on the defensive by a wild flurry of hooks and knees. Between these bursts, Lopes went to work ripping up the calf.

Ige did finally get to pay him again a bit, nevertheless. Down two rounds with 5 minutes remaining, Ige was lastly in a position to acquire the pocket on a tiring Lopes. He drilled Lopes with a bunch of stiff punches, drawing reactions out of the Brazilian then cracking him with straighter photographs down the center. It wasn’t sufficient to earn the victory, however Ige’s sturdy third spherical made for excellent viewing and a really feel good second for each males.

Lopes and Ige wish to struggle on the Sphere (not towards one another), and UFC oughta pay them again make it occur.

Silva Sliced And Diced

Macy Chiasson vs. Mayra Bueno Silva didn’t provide too many surprises.

Early on, Silva was the far more practical offensive fighter. Her benefits in pace and energy have been important, and so they allowed her to dominate the early exchanges. Chiasson moved rather a lot and put out some quantity, however Silva’s connections rang loudly all through the sector.

The tide started to shift with a few minute remaining within the first. Just like her title struggle versus Pennington, Silva started to fatigue. Chiasson began to show it up with combos, then she opened the second with a pleasant takedown. Quickly afterward, she dropped an enormous elbow that break up open Silva. Moments later, the referee was waving off the struggle attributable to a reduce stoppage.

On one hand, Chiasson confirmed some grit and fought effectively on the entire. She’s rising extra constant and extra elite consequently. Silva, in the meantime, nonetheless has a ton of bodily items which can be hampered by her tempo. She’ll certainly complain in regards to the reduce stoppage, nevertheless it actually felt just like the momentum had already shifted towards her regardless. Possibly she turns it again round, nevertheless it’s disappointing to see the identical concern pop up once more.

Pyfer Bounces Again

I wasn’t selecting him outright, however I assumed Marc-Andre Barriault had the potential to be a tough struggle for Joe Pyfer. The Canadian veteran is traditionally fairly sturdy, and his greatest asset is his conditioning. Like Jack Hermansson earlier than him, perhaps if “Energy Bar” survives the opening body, he may put on Pyfer down and make it ugly?

We’ll by no means discover out.

Pyfer, if nothing else, is an distinctive bodily expertise. Huge for Middleweight, his quick fingers, fast reactions, and crushing energy are an amazing drawback for many of the division. In opposition to Barriault, it took only a couple minutes to herd his foe into the fence and unleash a decent, highly effective mixture to place him down.

Has Pyfer mounted the issues that Hermansson demonstrated? Who is aware of. It didn’t matter final evening, and it gained’t matter towards most at 185-pounds.

Talbott Lives Up To The Hype

Payton Talbott entered his bout versus Yanis Ghemmouri as an unbelievably large favourite. We’re speaking peak Ronda Rousey numbers, but Talbott made these odds appear totally justified with an easy 19-second knockout.

There’s nothing to investigate right here. Talbott entered the cage extremely relaxed, and the prospect has nice eyes. He noticed all the things Ghemmouri did, from his offensive to defensive actions. Then, he despatched a picture-perfect 1-2 down the center, utilizing a little bit of a pause and hand-fight to line up the cross completely.

It crashed into the chin and put Ghemmouri down for good. The Adrian Yanez callout after the short KO? That’s an ideal cherry on prime.

Further Ideas

Jean Silva defeats Charles Jourdain by way of second-round knockout: Silva loses some factors for lacking weight, however in any other case, this was a massively spectacular efficiency. Jourdain has a rock strong chin and Silva nonetheless damage him badly on a number of events with out loading up on his photographs. “Lord Murderer” clearly has some brutal energy, and his affected person software may add as much as one thing actually particular. If he can work out his weight — which actually shouldn’t be a difficulty for a 5’7” prospect at 145 kilos! — then Silva is totally an fascinating up-and-comer to look at transferring ahead.

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