![]() He kept moving through the damage, extending the fight. However, the Georgian fighter refused to be stopped. Quality was conquering quantity, and Moraes came within inches of scoring the first-round knockout finish.īy all rights, Dvalishvili was done. Dvalishvili would try to throw some funky combination, and Moraes would drill him with a left hook or calf kick. Highlights! ‘Machine’ Finishes Moraes In FOTY Candidate Highlights! Lawler Ends Diaz In Wild UFC Returnįor the first three minutes, he did just that. Moraes - an expert Muay Thai striker with serious knockout power - had just the experience necessary to punish Dvalishvili’s style. At a certain level, veterans are less mesmerized by all the weirdness and instead see the opportunities provided by the activity. “The Machine” never stops, throwing a huge amount of seemingly random strikes to occupy his opponents before transitioning to his nonstop wrestling game. His style is simple on paper, but it’s a nightmare to deal with for his opponents. Merab Dvalishvili is a man who overcomes opponents through sheer force of will. ![]() Robbie Lawler 2 was as good as it could be for an older legends fight, and I wrote a whole piece on that bout right HERE! Dvalishvili Shatters His Ceiling She never really gets hit and is always in complete control until finishing the fight - no wonder she wants to fight until age 50! Lawler Scores His Revenge Without restating the obvious, my sole new observation is that it must be a ton of fun to fight if you’re Valentina Shevchenko. Highlights! ‘Bullet’ Pierces Murphy For Easy Title Defense Murphy had practically zero success, while Shevchenko ruthlessly picker her apart en route to the eventual stoppage. That right hook, liver kick, 1-2-low kick combination, reactive clinch takedowns - all the favorites landed last night, pretty much whenever Shevchenko wanted them to. Shevchenko has her set list of favorite strikes and techniques. Once again, a determined contender walked into the cage, and once again, Shevchenko made it look extraordinarily easy. I guess I could describe Valentina Shevchenko as an assassin or technician or surgeon again, but I’ve done already in her other effortless victories. Though victory was already secured for his opponent, Ortega’s ability to battle back and arguably win the fifth was quite admirable. Volkanovski capitalized, absolutely battering his opponent from top position to nearly secure a stoppage. Volkanovski was twice in very serious danger of being submitted, but when he did manage to escape and gain top position, Ortega was spent from trying to score the finish. Ortega capitalized on a well-timed counter punch to take top position, immediately attacking the neck. Undoubtedly the highlight of the fight was the third round. Ortega managed to land some good counters to the kicks as well as some stiff jabs and leg chops of his own, but he was never able to create offense as consistently as “The Great.” Highlights! Volkanovski Outlasts ‘T-City’ In Bloody Main Event Volkanovski never managed to knock Ortega down, but repeated right hand lands across five rounds definitely added up. At distance, Volkanovski’s movement, feints, and low kicks kept the challenger guessing, resulting in heavy right hand connections from pretty early in the contest. Unfortunately for “T-City,” Volkanovski was very much a man on a mission last night, and he implemented his game plan expertly. Let’s take a closer look at the best performances and techniques: Featherweight ’s Fight Of The Yearīrian Ortega may not win title fights, but the man puts forth one hell of an effort. The big draws were the pair of title fights and return of Nick Diaz, but when names like Dan Hooker and Marlon Moraes fill up the preliminary portion of the card, you just know it’s a great event! After several weeks of entertaining but forgettable “Fight Night” events, UFC returned to its larger Las Vegas venue with a pretty stacked night of action. 25, 2021), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) took a quick trip to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 266.
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