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Holly Holm notched a use over Irene Aldana by the exhaust of unanimous decision in the principle match of UFC on ESPN 16 from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday.
Holm changed into once aggressive in the first round. She employed her celebrated active circulation but blitzed Aldana with punches to combine things up. Aldana did miniature to chop off the cage and force the motion. Holm punctuated the round with a rare takedown.
The Preacher’s Daughter amplified that game notion in the 2d physique. She scored the takedown remarkable earlier in the round and did extra damage there and won the stand-up exchanges.
Because the fight moved into the championship rounds, the identical suggestions of engagement persisted to play out. Holm had a gargantuan game notion and carried it out virtually flawlessly.
Regardless of what Aldana did, Holm regarded as if it would salvage an reply. It changed into once her most comprehensive performance in contemporary memory and ended in her first time getting motivate-to-motivate wins since she captured the bantamweight belt from Ronda Rousey in 2015.
Important Card
- Holly Holm def. Irene Aldana by the exhaust of unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-44)
- Carlos Felipe def. Yorgan de Castro by the exhaust of unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Germaine de Randamie def. Julianna Pena by the exhaust of submission (guillotine) at 3: 25 of Round 3
- Kyler Phillips def. Cameron Else by the exhaust of TKO at 0: 44 of Round 2
- Dusko Todorovic def. Dequan Townsend by the exhaust of TKO at 3: 15 of Round 2
Prelims
- Carlos Condit def. Courtroom McGee by the exhaust of unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Charles Jourdain vs. Joshua Culibao dominated break up plot (27-30, 29-28, 28-28)
- Nassourdine Imavov def. Jordan Williams by the exhaust of unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28)
- Loma Lookboonmee def. Jinh Yu Frey by the exhaust of unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Casey Kenney def. Alateng Heili by the exhaust of unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)
- Luigi Vendramini def. Jessin Ayari by the exhaust of TKO at 1: 12 of Round 1
Carlos Felipe def. Yorgan de Castro
Carlos Felipe got his first UFC use in the co-predominant match by overwhelming Yorgan de Castro en route to a unanimous-decision victory.
Felipe misplaced his UFC debut to Sergey Spivak in a bout the place he changed into once rag-dolled by the wrestler. De Castro had no curiosity in taking things to the mat, but all that did changed into once enable Felipe to showcase his placing.
The 25-12 months-old invested early in physique images. He robotically fired his left hook into De Castro’s ribs, and it regarded as if it would be a a hit approach. By the final round, he changed into once stringing together combos.
De Castro falls to 1-2 in the UFC. He misplaced his remaining fight by the exhaust of decision to Greg Hardy but changed into once expected to win motivate in the use column right here. His lack of urgency be conscious him, as Felipe changed into once the aggressor at some level of.
Germaine de Randamie def. Julianna Pena
At 36 years old and with skilled fights in kickboxing and muay thai, Germain de Randamie never had a submission victory. She changed that in opposition to Julianna Pena with a pleasing guillotine choke.
GDR regarded intriguing while placing early in the fight. She kept Pena at the discontinue of her jab and managed the distance.
Seeking to fabricate up for misplaced time, Pena changed into once extra aggressive in the 2d and third rounds. She had some success with that approach, but it changed into once indirectly her undoing. Pena had The Iron Girl pinned in opposition to the fence and purchasing for a takedown when the old champion grabbed on to the choke.
De Randamie forced the stoppage to present her a use in her first fight since shedding to Amanda Nunes at UFC 245 remaining December.
GDR is in a nerve-racking articulate. She is believed to be one of basically the most underappreciated warring parties on the roster. Her excellent losses in the UFC salvage approach in opposition to Nunes, who has cleaned out the bantamweight division. She’ll must proceed to win finishes if she needs any likelihood of getting a third fight with the Brazilian.
Kyler Phillips def. Cameron Else
Kyler Phillips changed into once impressive in his 2d UFC look and picked up his first stoppage in the Octagon with a 2d-round TKO of Cameron Else in bantamweight motion.
Phillips changed into once aggressive from the outset and confirmed abilities each and every in the exchanges and in the wrestling division. Whereas each and every warring parties landed something of repeat on the toes, once the fight hit the mat, it changed into once a positive memoir.
Else had no answers once the grappling became fascinating. He gave up his motivate, and Phillips flattened him out en route to a TKO.
Phillips’ won his debut by the exhaust of a unanimous decision over Gabriel Silva in February. Else is no longer basically an huge step up in rivals, but a use right here would possibly possibly presumably serene propel him in opposition to some bigger matchups.
There are numerous bright choices at 135 kilos for an rising prospect.
Dusko Todorovic def. Dequan Townsend
Dusko Todorovic’s UFC debut changed into once a smashing success. The Serbian middleweight earned a UFC contract on Dana White‘s Contenders Series with a name use over Teddy Ash but didn’t need the judges to relieve him engage up a victory over Dequan Townsend.
Within the first round he proved he changed into once the superior striker. He came forward swinging heavy leather and landed punches in bunches. His aggression paid off as Townsend had few answers.
The 2d round changed into once remarkable extra shocking as the undefeated prospect desired to grapple. Todorovic picked up his opponent and dumped him to the ground. From there, it changed into once perceive and break. He persisted to mediate to enhance his living unless he had Townsend mounted and changed into once raining down strikes.
Or no longer it’s hard to position too remarkable into one performance, but this changed into once paying homage to what Khamzat Chimaev did when he became a breakout UFC prospect over the summer season at Fight Island. If Todorovic continues to bustle thru folks admire that, he’ll swiftly ascend the rankings.
