Vettori was game to continue even as Cannonier broke the record for significant strikes landed in a middleweight bout.Īfter five rounds of action, the cards read 49-45, 49-46 and 48-46, all for Cannonier.
The fight remained on the feet for the majority of the 25 minutes, with the exception of a few Cannonier takedowns as he continued to pour on the offense. Despite the damage, Vettori continued to press the action, briefly putting Cannonier down and flurrying on the feet as the action went back to standing. #UFCVegas75 /OkuknXSbYw- UFC June 18, 2023Ĭannonier slowed some in the third round but did briefly put Vettori on the ground and used the positional advantage to draw blood from Vettori's nose. 🦍 Jared Cannonier and Marvin Vettori go the distance in an absolute SLUGFEST. With no threat of return fire, Cannonier blasted away with big punches and knees, drawing blood and sending Vettori to the canvas and reeling when the fight returned to the feet. Despite Cannonier being the heavier one-shot hitter, Vettori seemed content to engage in a pure striking battle, landing good shots when Cannonier stood flat-footed in punching range in the opening round.Ĭannonier flipped the script in the second round, sitting down on his shots and landing with big power while Vettori didn't let his own punches go. Meanwhile, Cannonier had gone 6-2 at middleweight after dropping from heavyweight to light heavyweight all the way to 185, with the losses coming against Whittaker and Adesanya.īoth men landed hard punches early that buzzed the other, but neither was able to score the quick knockout. Next in line would seemingly be the winner of the bout between Vettori and Cannonier, who had both lost previous shots at Adesanya.Īside from the two losses to Adesanya, Vettori had gone 9-1-1 in the UFC, the lone other loss coming against Whittaker. The UFC had previously confirmed that the UFC 290 bout between Discus Du Plessis and former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker would determine the next contender for Adesanya. After an impressive showing, Cannonier scored a clear unanimous decision over Vettori to put himself in the mix for another shot at the 185-pound title. Sterling didn’t stop until Goddard stepped in for the TKO stoppage and put an end to Dillashaw’s grueling outing.After coming up short against titleholder Israel Adesanya last year, Jared Cannonier viewed his UFC Fight Night main event against fellow former title challenger Marvin Vettori as an opportunity to get back to a shot at the title. His ground-and-pound was off the charts as he dominated Dillashaw along the cage. Referee Marc Goddard was heard in the corner stating that Dillashaw’s injury was pre-existing entering the co-main event.ĭillashaw’s shoulder popped out again in the second and it allowed Sterling to completely control the action. Luckily, Dillashaw was able to survive and his team did their best to pop his shoulder back in entering the second. By Brian Campbell at 6:36 pm ET 3 min read Getty Images 'Suga' Sean O'Malley proved he belongs among the elite in the bantamweight division on Saturday following a disputed split. The champion continued his onslaught on the ground with heavy punches as Dillashaw winced in pain. Sterling quickly came out and scored an easy takedown, which prompted Dillashaw’s shoulder to pop out of its socket. 4-ranked Beneil Dariush in the co-feature with 155-pound title implications on the line.ĭon’t miss a single second of EPIC face-punching action! 1-seeded contender, Charles Oliveira, battles No. 5-ranked 135-pound contender, Irene Aldana, while former Lightweight kingpin and current No. In UFC 289’s pay-per-view (PPV) main event, women’s Bantamweight champion, Amanda Nunes, will lock horns with No. OCTAGON RETURNS TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH! Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Canada for the first time in almost four years when it hosts UFC 289 inside Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Sat., June 10, 2023.
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