UFC 319 didn’t disappoint the Illinois crowd as there have been loads of knockouts and submissions to witness.
Some fighters prevailed on their UFC debut, whereas others might solely undergo a devastating defeat.
Nonetheless, amongst all of the motion that passed off at United Heart, there was one second which took the headlines.
Here’s what occurred on this really extraordinary combat card.
Chimaev dethrones Du Plessis
With a really thrilling build-up, the battle was not fairly what followers would have preferred to observe, however that’s MMA.
Khamzat Chimaev was key on doing one factor and one factor solely, which was wrestling.
‘Borz’ took down Dricus Du Plessis 12 occasions out of 17 makes an attempt because the South African failed to remain on his toes.
It was a superb sport plan for the United Arab Emirates fighter who grappled his method to victory.
‘Stilknocks’ didn’t go down with no slight combat, trying one Guillotine Choke and infrequently hanging in spherical 5.
However the former King of the Middleweights might barely keep on his toes as Chimaev earned slightly below 22 minutes of management time in the complete five-round warfare.
The Russian-born blended martial artist stays undefeated after successful by unanimous resolution, with all judges scoring the battle 50-44.
Chimaev’s first title defence will most certainly be in opposition to the winner of UFC Paris’ major occasion between Nassourdine Imavov and Caio Borralho.
Murphy makes title competition assertion
Whereas Aaron Pico was bringing the hype from Bellator to his first UFC introduction, it was a shock to see Murphy head into the co-main occasion because the underdog.
The Manchester-born fighter was undefeated and had much more expertise within the organisation.
Particularly after defeating Josh Emmett, Dan Ige and Edson Barboza in his final three fights.
‘The Miracle’ did add Pico to the record after leaving the gang in awe with a first-round spinning again elbow KO.
In such a exceptional vogue, the #6 Featherweight contender proved that he might step as much as anybody.
In any case, this co-main occasion passed off on quick discover, which means that one thing needed to be delivered.
Whereas Murphy stays unstoppable, questions are requested if he would be the subsequent to face Alexander Volkanovski.
The UFC Featherweight Champion was impressed with the efficiency, providing to combat Murphy in December.
What else occurred at UFC 319?
Talking of spinning again elbow knockouts, Carlos Prates earned one among his personal.
The Brazilian stopped Geoff Neal proper on the finish of the primary spherical to safe redemption from his earlier loss.
‘The Nightmare’ strikes as much as #11 within the Welterweight rankings as he continues to have a 100% knockout charge within the UFC.
Not solely that, he might have simply made the Combating Nerds extra terrifying with three different fighters from that group who quickly compete.
Michael ‘Venom’ Web page proved to be a troublesome match for Jared Cannonier as he went the space to win by unanimous resolution.
The London-born fighter will transfer into the highest 10 of the Middleweight rankings, making him an issue on this division.
Tim Elliott returned from harm to safe a second consecutive submission victory, stopping Kai Asakura with a Mounted Guillotine Choke.
The 38-year-old retains his place within the Flyweight rankings, whereas Asakura nonetheless searches for his first UFC triumph.
4 days after his victory on Dana White’s Contender Sequence (DWCS), Baisangur Susurkaev made his UFC debut.
The Russian submitted Eric Nolan with a second-round Rear-Bare Choke within the featured prelim.
Michal Oleksiejczuk earned his second consecutive first-round knockout win after defeating Gerald Meerschaert.
‘Hussar’ earned his first two-fight win streak since December 2022. Since becoming a member of the Combating Nerds, he seems to be unimaginable.
Crazy Godinez defeated former UFC Strawweight Champion Jessica Andrade by unanimous resolution.
The Mexican makes it two-in-a-row and can rise to #5 within the 115-pound rankings.
Alexander Hernandez pulled off a shock defeat as he beat extremely considered Light-weight prospect Chase Hooper.
‘The Nice Ape’ managed to knock out Hooper within the nick of time earlier than the top of spherical one.
Drakkar Klose claimed redemption as he defeated Edson Barboza by unanimous resolution.
Karine Silva additionally earned a redeeming win, going to the judges’ scorecards to beat Dione Barbosa by unanimous resolution.
Lastly, Joseph Morales gained The Final Fighter: Season 33 within the first combat of UFC 319.
‘Bopo’ submitted Alibi Idiris with a Triangle Choke within the second spherical in his return to the organisation.
