UFC 303 results: Sooo … About last night | Pereira vs. Prochazka 2

Final evening (Sat., June 29, 2024), Final Combating Championship (UFC) returned house to the T-Cellular Enviornment in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 303. I shouldn’t have the guts to elucidate why Conor McGregor wasn’t preventing for the millionth time (click on right here in the event you in some way have no idea the story). No matter all of the hits it took alongside the way in which, the UFC 303 occasion that did go down was definitely worth the time, notably the stellar principal 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 concerning 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 difficult setups led to any actual success. As an alternative, 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 common to see Prochazka lose a primary spherical, but it surely’s stunning to see him rendered so offensively impotent. Pereira didn’t take lengthy to capitalize both, beautiful 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 an alternative, 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 get well, however he was greater than gone from the excessive kick, and the comply with up punches didn’t wake him again up. There will probably be no controversy concerning the stoppage this time round.

An ideal efficiency from Pereira. No notes. Spectacular!

Lopes And Ige Go To Warfare

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

Lopes’ final three fights have ended too fast to be taught a lot concerning the Brazilian rising star, however thankfully, Ige’s iron chin allowed us to see extra of Lopes’ recreation! Within the first spherical, he actually proved himself a clinch mauler. Each time Ige tried to get shut, he wound up too shut, pressured 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, nonetheless. Down two rounds with 5 minutes remaining, Ige was lastly in a position to achieve 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 nice viewing and a really feel good second for each males.

Lopes and Ige need 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 simpler offensive fighter. Her benefits in pace and energy had been important, they usually allowed her to dominate the early exchanges. Chiasson moved so much and put out some quantity, however Silva’s connections rang loudly all through the sector.

The tide started to shift with a couple of minute remaining within the first. Just like her title struggle versus Pennington, Silva started to fatigue. Chiasson began to show it up with mixtures, then she opened the second with a pleasant takedown. Quickly afterward, she dropped a large 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 in consequence. Silva, in the meantime, nonetheless has a ton of bodily presents which are hampered by her tempo. She’ll absolutely complain concerning the reduce stoppage, but it surely actually felt just like the momentum had already shifted towards her regardless. Possibly she turns it again round, but it surely’s disappointing to see the identical difficulty pop up once more.

Pyfer Bounces Again

I wasn’t choosing him outright, however I believed Marc-Andre Barriault had the potential to be a troublesome 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 awesome downside for a lot 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 fastened the failings that Hermansson demonstrated? Who is aware of. It didn’t matter final evening, and it received’t matter towards most at 185-pounds.

Talbott Lives Up To The Hype

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

There’s nothing to research right here. Talbott entered the cage extremely relaxed, and the prospect has nice eyes. He noticed every part 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 high.

Extra Ideas

Jean Silva defeats Charles Jourdain through second-round knockout: Silva loses some factors for lacking weight, however in any other case, this was a vastly spectacular efficiency. Jourdain has a rock strong chin and Silva nonetheless harm 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 utility may add as much as one thing actually particular. If he can work out his weight — which actually shouldn’t be a problem for a 5’7” prospect at 145 kilos! — then Silva is completely an attention-grabbing up-and-comer to look at transferring ahead.

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