He lands a right kick to the body and then another. Penne had numerous opportunities to return to her feet throughout the fight, but she opted to keep the fight in her comfort zone, throwing up kicks from her guard whenever Ricci returned to her feet until Ricci would eventually re-engage with her on the ground. Having plenty of exciting fights to choose from is never a bad thing, but the bout from UFC 285 that stands out as this weeks Sleeper Scrap is the bantamweight matchup featuring DaMon Blackshear and Farid Basharat. She accomplished the feat at UFC 247 and UFC 261. Penne only possesses a 40% takedown defense since joining the UFC, which is going to be problematic against Ricci. Nickals grip was so tight that he just locked up the arm-triangle choke and Pickett was finally forced to tap out. Gane dove for the single-leg takedown and scored it. class (now known as Light Heavyweight) and 1 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in first deprecated UFC Lightweight (< 199 lbs.) Welcome to MMAJunkie's Quick Picks and Prognostications, where I'll be giving brief, fight-day breakdowns for . Saaiman landed strong elbows from top position, and he maintained this position for the remainder of the round. Du Plessis has earned 17 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. Ribovics began the second round with a strong combination but was quickly taken back down. Song showcased a solid chin, but that was about as much as you can say for him in this third round. r/ufc. This was not a very eventful round, but still a clear one for Garbrandt. Here are my best UFC Fight Night: . The co-headliner, meanwhile, will see decorated womens flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko (23-3 MMA, 12-2 UFC) attempt to make her eighth consecutive defense of her belt when she welcomes Mexican challenger Alexa Grasso (15-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC). 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The younger brother of current UFC bantamweight Javid Basharat, Farid Basharat will carry an undefeated record into his debut at UFC 285. Since going pro in 2022, Nickal has competed three times, stopping all three of his opponents in the first round. Ciryl Gane is a special talent in his own right, showcasing a level of striking and movement in the cage that is rarely seen at heavyweight. Shevchenko is 9-0 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in February 2018. The controls to perform a takedown below are based on the orthodox stance. It was a high-volume brawl, with Grasso outstriking her opponent 153-126 over five rounds of action. Opponents that turn to their knees in an effort to get up will quickly find Ferocious on their backs, where hell look to set up a body triangle and hunt for a fight-ending rear naked choke. More than half of his wins have come by . Penne quickly returned to her feet, but Ricci brought the fight back to the ground. With a minute remaining in the round, Ribas took the back of Araujo, a position that she maintained until time expired. Garry followed him down and ended the fight with ground-and-pound strikes as Song covered up. Du Plessis is finishing his takedown attempts on 47% of his takedown tries and thwarting 50% of the attempts against him. 5 Star paws with his jab. Jamahal Hill lands 232 significant strikes in a UFC light heavyweight fight for a new UFC LHW single-fight record. CODY GARBRANDT (12-5, 136) VS TREVIN JONES (13-9, 1 NC, 135) BANTAMWEIGHT. Ricci was a takedown machine in her latest fight, landing five on 10 attempts while amassing a whopping 9:31 of control time en route to her victory over Polyana Viana. Erin Blanchfield averages 1.57 submissions per 15 minutes of UFC womens flyweight fight time. Ninety-seconds remain in the round as Cody looks to lock-up a rear-naked choke. Nicolau lands 3.64 significant strikes per minute at 52% accuracy and lands 1.46 takedown attempts per 15 minutes. Alexa Grasso makes the UFC walk for the 11th time on Saturday night. Araujo jumped for a guillotine in the fights first minute, giving up top position as a result. A graduate of Laurentian University, Eric reports on Mixed Martial Arts at POST Wrestling. The third and final round of this bantamweight matchup begins and Trevin Jones swings and just misses with a high kick. 10-9 Radzhabov. Araujos average fight time of 16:26 in UFC womens fight competition is second-longest in divisional history behind Shevchenko (17:01). HOOK, The Acclaimed, Daniel Garcia, Lucha Brothers & Mark Briscoe set for 3/4 AEW Dark, Ronda Rousey dealing with minor injury, not expected to miss much time, Kevin Matthews recalls pushing for Anthony Bowens & Kris Statlander to be brought into IMPACT Wrestling. DJ would score 74 takedowns in 18 UFC fights. Blackshear may need to prove the lackluster third round in his debut was merely because he took the fight on short notice, but hes also a considerable underdog in this matchup and will be dealing with an opponent that throws a lot of volume on the feet. Saaiman may have edged this round out on the scorecards, but with the point deduction taken into account, this was likely a 9-9 round. Get live play-by-play and official results from Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane and Valentina Shevchenko vs. Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 in Las Vegas. The card was headlined by the return of, , as after a lengthy period of inactivity, the long-time Light Heavyweight Champion made the move up to heavyweight, to face, for the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship. They say that history is written by the victorious, which apparently got Jones thinking his own needs a little editing. Anthony Pettis . 5 Star is doing a good job of preventing Cody from landing any punches. A right hand from Araujo landed with power, which was arguably the most damaging strike landed throughout the round. Roughly thirty seconds into the fight, Brunson caught a kick from Du Plessis and took him to the ground, where he began to work from side control. The next fighter to score a first of 2023 was Mike Malott. After two years and two fights, the two top welterweights in the world finally found a way to make peace. Martinez was looking for an armbar off of his back, but Saaiman was wise to it, and this was a fairly dominant round for Saaiman after the point deduction in round one. Bo Nickal talks about stuffing Jon Jones takedown attempt at UFC 285 Media Day."It was just straight wrestling, so I had a big advantage," said Nickal of Jon. Another good right hand from No Love. Garbrandt (12-5 MMA), a former bantamweight champion, will enter the contest with hopes of snapping a two-fight losing skid. Jim Miller has 6:18:59 of UFC lightweight fight time. Ribas improved to 6-2 in the UFC with this win, and Ribas (the ninth-ranked strawweight contender) will likely take Araujos place in the flyweight rankings when they are next updated. The submission finish was an especially impressive one from Ricci, becoming the first woman to submit Penne (a strong grappler in her own right) in nearly a decade. Trevin Jones (13-9 MMA, 1-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. That number did not include three specific types of finishes until Saturday night. Most fighters can perform single and double leg takedowns, but only some can perform power takedowns. Last event's results: 3-1. He only needed a single takedown to effectively suffocate Jamie Pickett on the ground before wrapping up an arm-triangle choke that led to his first UFC finish. @BrendanAllenMMA sinks in the RNC in the closing seconds! Jones is pressing forward but not really landing anything. Takedowns Landed Minimum 5 Rnk Fighters Total 1 Khabib Nurmagomedov vs Abel Trujillo 22 05-25-2013 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 2 Sean Sherk vs Hermes Franca 16 07-07-2007 | UFC 73:. The commentary team for this card consisted of Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, and Daniel Cormier. In his fourth UFC fight, he set the record for most takedowns landed in a fight with 21 against Abel Trujillo. - Takedown Defense (the % of opponents TD attempts that did not land) Sub. class (now known as Light Heavyweight), Most Takedowns Landed - In a single event, 8 of 9 Light Heavyweight title submission attempts in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Charles Oliveira is second with 40 submission attempts. 10-9 Basharat. Two of the judges gave Saaiman a 10-8 round for round three, which ultimately earned him the win, as the fight would have been scored a majority draw without that dominant third round. class (now known as Light Heavyweight), 2 of 3 submissions in deprecated UFC Middleweight (171-199 lbs.) Jessica Andrade tied Amanda Nunes for most wins in womens UFC history with her 15th victory with the promotion. Highest takedown accuracy with 25+ attempts in UFC history (with # of attempts):1 G St-Pierre - 73.8% (122)2 B Fabinski - 70.6% (34)3 I Makhachev - 69.0% (29)4 D Brandao - 68.0% (25)5 J. Jones is a very accomplished wrestler, and stylistically, this would make for a very heavyweight debut for Jones. This was a very competitive fight, but Basharat just seemed to be the slightest step ahead of Blackshear throughout the bout. Turners five-fight stoppage streak in UFC competition is tied with Pavlovich for the longest streak among active fighters in the company. WINNER: Amanda Ribas by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-27). VIVIANE ARAUJO (11-4, 126) VS AMANDA RIBAS (10-3, 126) FLYWEIGHT. The angle was a bit off, but Nickal applied so much pressure that Pickett was clearly feeling the squeeze, and eventually, Pickett was forced to submit. Previously, Grasso notched wins over Ji Yeon Kim . Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript. GSP 90 in 22. Some inexperience showed in Nickals execution as he preferred to maintain control on top rather than jumping off to the side to fully lock in the submission but in the end it really didnt matter. Trevin Jones by unanimous decision (29-28 x3). Jones is averaging 4.30 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 57%. The fighters were both fighting somewhat wildly in the opening minutes of round two. Check out his complete stat sheet to see where he stands in company history. Basharat is arguably at his most dangerous when he's timing takedown attempts so he can start landing elbows . Garbrandt worked to Jones back and at one point sunk in a rear-naked choke, but Jones was able to fend it off. Since UFC adopted the rounds and judges system in UFC 21. Cody with a low kick.