UFC 304 witnessed some fantastic submission and knockout victories, statement wins, and hometown triumphs as the Manchester crowd would not be let down. Here are all the results as to what happened at the Co-op Live Arena.
early prelims
Shauna Bannon vs Alice Ardelean (Women's Strawweight Bout) - Bannon wins via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).
Mama B picked up her first victory in the UFC after a close decision over debutant, Alice Ardelean, as she looks to rise in the Strawweight division. The striking would pay off for the Irish fighter as she would do better in the exchanges, while stopping the Romanian from taking her down. Bannon may start to be more active in the UFC after boosting up her confidence with a win.
Mick Parkin vs Lukasz Brzeski (Heavyweight Bout) - Parkin wins via KO (R1, 3:23).
Parkin made the Manchester crowd go wild in the Early Prelims when he earned a superb knockout win against Brzeski. The Castleford-born fighter wobbled the Pole with a powerful right hand before a couple of strikes later would knock him down and see the fight come to an end. Parkin remains undefeated in MMA with 10 wins and with four wins in the UFC, he may just have an opportunity to fight for a position in the Heavyweight rankings.
Sam Patterson vs Kiefer Crosbie (Welterweight Bout) - Patterson wins via Arm Triangle Choke (R!, 2:50).
Patterson made his fight look easy against Crosbie after a well-timed takedown would soon lead to a submission win. The Future would earn his second consecutive first-round submission win, while BDK would suffer a second consecutive first-round submission loss in the UFC. Patterson is becoming more dangerous and confident in his next fight as he may just cause a big problem in the 170-pound division.
Modestas Bukauskas vs Marcin Prachnio (Light Heavyweight Bout) - Bukauskas wins via Arm Triangle Choke (R3, 3:12).
Bukauskas would earn a late submission win over Prachnio in what would be a crazy three-round war. The fight would start off as a striking battle with both men getting caught by some big punches, but the fight would end in a grappling battle as The Baltic Gladiator would do enough to earn his third submission win of his career. With a redeeming victory, Bukauskas will aim to stay in the win column and continue to impress the UFC with some more stoppage wins.
Oban Elliott vs Preston Parsons (Welterweight Bout) - Elliott wins via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Elliott would earn a convincing win at UFC 304 and increase his winning streak to seven after an impressive display against Parsons. The Welsh Gangster was dominant in the wrestling and grappling, but had only managed to successfully take the American down once in the three-round bout. With two unanimous decision wins in two UFC PPV events, Elliott is gradually becoming a big name in the Welterweight division.
Preliminary Card
Muhammad Mokaev vs Manel Kape (Flyweight Bout) - Mokaev wins via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).
A heated rivalry which ended with respect as Mokaev would earn a clear unanimous decision win over Kape. The first round had started quite slow as both men looked like they were ready to exchange loads of punches before the fight had even begun, but The Punisher's wrestling in rounds two and three would secure the victory. Mokaev remains undefeated and may have just earned a title shot against Alexandre Pantoja,
Jake Hadley vs Caolan Loughran (Catchweight Bout) - Hadley wins via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Hadley stopped his two-fight losing streak after picking up a decision win against Loughran. White Kong was getting the better of the Irishman in the striking whilst having good takedown defence to keep the fight standing up in what would be the winning area. Despite missing weight for this fight, Hadley looks to gain momentum with this win and deliver once again in his next Bantamweight bout.
Molly McCann vs Bruna Brasil (Women's Strawweight Bout) - Brasil wins via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
Brasil would get a big victory in enemy territory after defeating McCann by unanimous decision. The Special One had delivered some brutal body shots in the first round which caused some problems for Meatball before a crazy exchange of grappling in the third round would see the Brazilian do enough to win the fight. With two wins in two UFC English events, Brasil looks to begin a winning streak to have a chance of being close to the Strawweight rankings.
Nathaniel Wood vs Daniel Pineda (Featherweight Bout) - Wood wins via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-28).
Wood showed dominance in the first two rounds which was enough to earn a victory against Pineda. The Prospect caused plenty of problems on the feet as he knocked down Pineda at one point and almost finished the battle ion two scenarios, but Pineda would do enough to let the fight end as a decision. With a redeeming win for the London mixed martial artist, he may not be far away before earning a shot to enter the Featherweight rankings.
Main Card
Arnold Allen vs Giga Chikadze (Featherweight Bout) - Allen wins via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Allen redeemed his two fight losing streak to stay near the top of the Featherweight rankings after a decision win over Chikadze. In an interesting striking battle, Chikadze would do better in the first round, but it was clear that Almighty had done better in the second and third round with the damage he caused to the Georgian's face. The #6 Featherweight contender will not be shy to face a tougher opponent next as their is still belief that he will get a title shot.
Christian Leroy Duncan vs Gregory Rodrigues (Light Heavyweight Bout) - Rodrigues wins via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
A fight which surprisingly went the distance saw Rodrigues dominate in the striking and grappling to earn a clear decision win over Duncan. A victory in Manchester sees Robocop's winning streak increase to three as he looks to be in the best position of his MMA career. Rodrigues is eyeing out a fight for the Middleweight rankings as he is gradually becoming a fan-favourite in the UFC.
Bobby Green vs Paddy Pimblett (Lightweight Bout) - Pimblett wins via Triangle Choke (R1, 3:22).
Pimblett may have just earned the biggest win of his career after a sensational first-round submission win over Green. The Baddy first went for a Guillotine Choke as Green took him down before quickly changing to a Triangle Choke which would lead to a sixth win in the UFC. The Liverpool-born fighter is now ranked in the Lightweight division and will only want to go onwards and upwards in the rankings as he fancies facing Renato Moicano next.
Tom Aspinall vs Curtis Blaydes (Interim Heavyweight Title Bout) - Aspinall wins via TKO (R!, 1:00).
Many fighting fans predicted that this fight would not go past the first round, and they were not wrong as Aspinall made quick work to earn his revenge against Blaydes. Razor Blaydes began swinging early to find a stunning shot, but was unsuccessful as a classic one-two combination before a follow up of strikes from the Interim Heavyweight Champion would stop the fight. It is destined that Aspinall has his matchup with the undisputed Heavyweight champion, Jon Jones, as almost every MMA fan is hoping to see it as many believe that the Englishman can stop the G.O.A.T of the UFC.
Leon Edwards vs Belal Muhammad (Welterweight Title Bout) - Muhammad wins via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 48-47, 49-46).
In surprising fashion, Muhammad would put on an incredible display against Edwards which would see him clinch the UFC Welterweight title. Remember The Name had proven that he could contest with Rocky on the feet and on the ground, causing all sorts of problems for the Englishman. Questions are now to be asked for Muhammad in terms of who he defends his belt against as instead of rematching Edwards, he may face undefeated and rising contender, Shavkat Rakhmonov, just before the end of the year.
Performance of the Night bonuese:
- Tom Aspinall
- Paddy Pimblett
- Mick Parkin
Written by Charlie Oxtoby
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