Bonuses And 5 Biggest Takeaways From Abu Dhabi

UFC 308 was all it was cracked as much as be, maybe much more. We noticed spectacular performances in the principle and co-main occasions and a few nice fights.

Listed below are the 5 greatest takeaways from UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Ilia Topuria is the Actual Deal

Topuria jogs my memory numerous Gervonta Davis.

He’s a shorter energy puncher who seems to lose the early portion of most of his fights towards elite competitors. Nevertheless, he appears at all times to trace his prey down, and when he catches them, Topuria finishes.

When a younger fighter who’s oozing with confidence begins to foretell massive issues for himself and follows by by undertaking their targets, that’s when you understand you’re coping with somebody particular.

Topuria has risen to that degree. We are able to not recommend he hasn’t fought prime competitors. Critics can not pull random names and recommend fighters with any explicit dominant model may give Topuria a troublesome combat.

We now must marvel how far he can go as he continues on a dominant run.

Khamzat Chimaev is a Scary Dude

I’ve by no means seen Robert Whittaker or anybody of his ilk faucet out so rapidly from a submission. After UFC 308, we found why a man as powerful as Whittaker would submit rapidly to Khamzat Chimaev.

The face crank Chimaev locked in on Whittaker’s face and jaw so tightly that the decrease a part of the latter’s grill collapsed. Here’s a have a look at Dr. Brian Sutterer breaking down the extent of Whittaker’s damage.

Through the post-fight presser, Dana White mentioned the potential of Chimaev leaping over Sean Strickland to problem Khamzat Chimaev for the middleweight crown.

Chimaev is past legit.

Shara Bullet Appears Just like the Subsequent Middleweight Celebrity

It’s possible you’ll not see a greater KO than the one Shara Magomedov pulled off on Saturday towards Armen Petrosyan. In case you missed it, here’s a have a look at the double-spinning back-fist KO.

Regardless of how lengthy you watch MMA, it’s possible you’ll by no means see one other KO like this one. Shara Bullet has the “it” issue, and he understands the artwork of the callout.

After the combat, Shara referred to as out Israel Adesanya. That combat might be superb, and if Shara wins, he launches himself into superstardom.

Alex Pereira Has to Combat Magomed Ankalaev Subsequent

Ankalaev has criticized the UFC and Alex Pereira for denying him a shot on the UFC mild heavyweight title. It doesn’t appear to be Ankalaev should wait for much longer.

Throughout Ankalaev’s unanimous resolution win over Aleksandar Rakic, the previous vowed he’d by no means shoot for a takedown.

He didn’t and was simply as efficient en path to the win. In accordance with Dana White, Ankalaev is subsequent for Pereira.

Ibo Aslan is a Identify You Ought to Bear in mind

Aslan made fast work of the beforehand undefeated Rafael Cerqueira. It took Aslan slightly below a minute to safe the win, and now the highly effective mild heavyweight might be headed for a primary card combat his subsequent day trip.

Here’s a have a look at the entire outcomes from UFC 308. The bonus award winners are in daring.

• (c) Ilia Topuria def. Max Holloway – UFC Featherweight Championship by way of TKO within the third spherical
• Khamzat Chimaev def. Robert Whittaker by way of submission within the first spherical (face crank)
• Magomed Ankalaev def. Aleksandar Rakic by way of unanimous resolution 29-28×3
• Lerone Murphy def. Dan Ige by way of unanimous resolution 29-28×3
• Shara Magomedov def. Armen Petrosyan by way of KO within the second spherical
• Ibo Aslan def. Raffael Cerqueira by way of KO within the first spherical
• Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos by way of TKO within the first spherical
• Mateusz Rebecki def. Myktybek Orolbai by way of break up resolution 29-28×2, 28-29.
• Abus Magomedov def. Brunno Ferreira by way of submission within the third spherical (arm-triangle choke)
• Kennedy Nzechukwu def. Chris Barnett TKO within the first spherical
• Farid Basharat def. Victor Hugo by way of. unanimous resolution, 30-27, 29-28×2
• Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Carlos Leal by way of unanimous resolution 30-27, 29-28×2
• Ismail Naurdiev def. Bruno Silva 30-27×3