The Octagon returned to Kentucky for tonight’s UFC Louisville occasion, a 14-bout combat card headlined by Jared Cannonier vs. Nassourdine Imavov.
The extremely anticipated middleweight principal occasion resulted in a controversial fourth-round stoppage win for Nassourdine Imavov. The combat itself began with a robust opening spherical for Jared Cannonier, who seemingly landed his strikes at will within the opening 5 minutes. Nonetheless, rounds two and three proved to be carefully contested frames and heading into the fourth spherical it was anybody’s guess who was truly up on the judges’ scorecards. Then, in spherical 4, Imavov was capable of rock ‘The Killa Gorilla’ with a proper hook and started to unload one other mixture. That prompted the referee to step in and name the combat off. Cannonier was not proud of the stoppage and in line with his friends was justified in being upset.
UFC Louisville was co-headlined by a light-weight heavyweight matchup that includes Dustin Jacoby taking up former title challenger Dominick Reyes. The bout proved to be a fast affair, as ‘The Dominator’ ended the combat simply two minutes into the opening spherical. After a rocky opening minute, Reyes was capable of stagger Dustin Jacoby with an enormous mixture. Reyes adopted up with an enormous left after which a knee that despatched Jacoby crashing to the canvas. The referee rapidly stepped in and waved the combat off. The victory marked Dominick’s first since 2019.
Following the conclusion of tonight’s occasion, UFC officers introduced on the post-fight press convention that 4 fighters can be taking house efficiency bonuses.
Efficiency of the night time: Raul Rosas Jr. earned an additional $50k for his second-round submission victory over Ricky Turcios (see that right here).
Efficiency of the night time: Carlos Prates pocketed an additional $50k for his first-round knockout victory over Charlie Radtke on tonight’s UFC Louisville preliminary combat card.
Efficiency of the night time: Brunno Ferreira earned an additional $50k for his first-round knockout victory over Dustin Stoltzfus (see that right here).
Efficiency of the night time: Zach Reese pocketed an additional $50k for his 20-second TKO victory over Julian Marquez.
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