Chandler climbed onto the back of his rival and went for his favoured rear-naked choke, and controlled his rival on the ground for the entire round. Then Poirier turned the tables and rocked Chandler with a sizzling assault on his feet in the dying seconds, with Chandler in dire straits after having his face bloodied and beaten with punches and one final deadly elbow.Ĭhandler’s face immediately poured blood as the second round began, his corner’s desperate attempts to stem the bleeding failing the moment the action resumed.īut Chandler exploded from the blocks to claim a much-needed take-down. After the pair clashed heads, Chandler rocked his rival with a barrage of shots against the fence which had Poirier in trouble – though he managed to escape any serious damage from a succession of take-downs. Poirier checked an early leg kick which led to Chandler wincing in pain and immediately swelling on his own leg. Dustin Poirier, the former interim lightweight champion, won out in a bloody war over Michael Chandler, a victory that will likely earn him another shot at the belt after featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski faces current titleholder Islam Makhachev in February.īoth fighters looked on the verge of losing at multiple times throughout the rollercoaster fight, before Poirier won by third-round submission. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Source: Getty Images NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 12: Carla Esparza is consoled after being defeated by Weili Zhang after their Women Strawweight fight UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on Novemin New York City. Jamie Squire/Getty Images/AFP Source: AFP Weili Zhang celebrates after defeating Carla Esparza to win their Women Strawweight fight UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on Novemin New York City.
Weili Zhang battles Carla Esparza during their Women Strawweight fight UFC 281 at Madison Square Garden on Novemin New York City. In the second round, Zhang again got the upper hand with the pair on their feet, before defending a take-down attempt and soon turning the tables to achieve a crucifix, quickly transitioning to claim the finish through a rear naked choke. The pair went to the ground and both attempted submissions, defending with brilliant scrambles and reverses. Then midway through the first round, Esparza copped a numbed of brutal shots to the head and desperately retreated. Zhang began aggressively, repeatedly landing inside leg kicks. And he came out firing, landing a brutal left in close before Adesanya clinched.
“You need to knock him out,” Pereira’s team told him ahead of the final round. Adesanya failed to make his advantage tell, struggling to take him downs both fighters left some energy in reserve. Worn out from the extended grappling, Pereira significantly slowed in the fourth round as Adesanya began to open up and land combinations. Adesanya briefly stood up and delivered one brutal kick to the chest before the round ended. Adesanya tried to turn his rival onto his back on the floor, a mistake – but Pereira abandoned the leg lock he was gifted, while also failing to regain his feet. Source: FOX SPORTSĪdesanya ended up on top of his rival after Pereira badly defended a take-down attempt one minute into the third round, and the champion dragged his rival back down to the ground to deliver ground-and-pound – his first career UFC take-down.Īdesanya used brilliant wrist control to pin down his rival while laying in left hooks from the back.
Pereira landed a head kick and multiple body kicks as Adesanya looked to wrestle far more than he typically would – but it was Pereira who claimed a take-down just before the second round ended, with the buzzer stopping him from doing any damage.Īdesanya landed a belting left hook. But Pereira landed a pair of left hands on his own as Adesanya was stuck against the cage. Adesanya was struggling to deal with Pereira’s hard jabs in the second round, but replied with a strong right hand midway through the round.
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