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UFC Vegas 25 outcomes: Jiri Prochazka knocks out Dominick Reyes to earn title shot
The UFC Vegas 25 outcomes have been plagued by resolution after resolution, however the struggle card completed sturdy with two blistering finishes in the primary and co-main occasions. Jiri Prochazka knocks out Dominick Reyes to earn title shot Dominick Reyes rocked Jiri Prochazka and the Czech fighter returned the favor, all inside the primary two minutes of the UFC Vegas 25 major occasion. Reyes recovered and took Prochazka to the canvas. It did not take Prochazka lengthy to return the struggle to the ft, the place he unloaded on Reyes, hurting the previous title contender. Reyes wasn’t accomplished, although, touchdown a number of mixtures within the ultimate moments of the spherical. Prochazka ate the pictures and stored combing ahead, bloodying Reyes’s nostril. The American answered with a number of extra punches, however Prochazka appeared to take the pictures higher than Reyes and once more answered with a blistering mixture that shook Reyes earlier than the spherical ended. Reyes began spherical two sturdy, unleashing with punch mixtures and kicking Prochazka to the canvas. However the Czech stored urgent ahead, displaying little impact from the pictures, as he stored throwing punches and kicks of his personal. Reyes rocked him and Prochazka modified ranges, on the lookout for a takedown, as a substitute getting caught in a guillotine choke. Reyes fell to his again, however could not end the choke. Prochazka escaped and received up, Reyes dropped him with an upkick. One way or the other surviving the brutal upkick, Prochazka once more returned the struggle to the ft. Just a few moments later, Prochazka backed Reyes as much as the fence, unleashing a proper elbow adopted by a left spinning again elbow that dropped Reyes face down on the canvas. A former Rizin FF mild heavyweight champion and simply two fights into his UFC tenure, Prochazka is now anticipated to get a shot on the winner of the UFC mild heavyweight championship bout between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira, which is scheduled for Sept. 4 at UFC 266. Confronted with the truth that UFC president Dana White mentioned he would get the title shot, Prochazka mentioned merely, “Oh, okay. Yeah, I am prepared. Let’s try this.” “Earlier than the UFC, all my fights have been simply instructing me and my workforce to get higher and higher to step into the UFC and take a title.” UFC Vegas 25 outcomes: Jiri Prochazka knocks out Dominick Reyes with spinning elbow Giga Chikadze finishes Cub Swanson with the Giga Kick The UFC Vegas 25 co-main occasion began with lots of promise, however ended shortly with a brutal kick to the liver. Giga Chikadze and Cub Swanson exchanged a number of laborious punches within the opening moments of the bout. Simply because the struggle began to circulate, Chikadze unleashed his patented liver kick (aka the Giga Kick). The consequences have been instantly written throughout Swanson’s tormented face as he fell to his knees. Chikadze hesitated, briefly considering the referee would possibly cease the struggle. When the referee waited, Chikadze swarmed Swanson and landed a couple of punches that pressured an finish to the bout at 1:03 of spherical one. “I needed to inform the entire guys within the High 15 that I am right here. If you happen to did not know my title, now you already know,” Chikadze mentioned after the struggle. “I needed to carry the hearth.” After the victory, Chikadze respectfully known as out former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway. “Max Holloway, it will be an honor to struggle you since you are the most effective and I actually wish to struggle you.” UFC Vegas 25 outcomes: Giga Chikadze stops Cub Swanson in co-main occasion https://twitter.com/ufc/standing/1388703295942823936 Ion Cutelaba and Dustin Jacoby ends in disappointing break up draw Ion Cutelaba put his struggle with Dustin Jacoby in danger at Friday’s weigh-in, grabbing Jacoby across the neck throughout their face-off. Fortunately there wasn’t a repeat of the Jeremy Stephens vs. Drakkar Klose cancellation and the Cutelabla vs. Jacoby bout passed off as deliberate. It was a toe-to-toe battle, however the finish consequence left one thing to be desired. Jacoby began sturdy, trying a lot sharper on the ft, however Cutelaba ultimately took him down. Jacoby received again to his ft pretty shortly each time, however Cutelaba took him down repeatedly all through the spherical, touchdown punches or elbows after practically each takedown. Cutelaba went again to the takedown in spherical two. It labored properly for the primary couple minutes, however Jacoby started stuffing them and holding Cutelaba at bay together with his jab and infrequently touchdown together with his uppercut and proper cross. Jacoby staggered Cutelaba with a proper hand within the waning seconds of spherical two, however could not put him down. Jacoby began the ultimate spherical with a tough kick to the physique. Cutelaba stored swinging, however appeared like he’d misplaced a step or two for the reason that first spherical. Not as apprehensive concerning the takedown as he was in spherical one, Jacoby was swinging with extra energy punches within the ultimate body. Cutelaba dug deep and stored firing again. Jacoby simply missed with an enormous flying knee after which went for a takedown of his personal. Cutelaba stuffed it. Jacoby received the takedown on his subsequent try, nevertheless it got here with about 10 seconds left within the struggle. When the scorecards have been learn, one choose noticed it in favor of Jacoby, one other in favor of Cutelaba, and the ultimate choose dominated it a draw for an total results of a break up draw. UFC Vegas 25 outcomes: Ion Cutelaba vs Dustin Jacoby dominated a break up draw (Images courtesy of UFC) Supervisor says Kamaru Usman desires Michael Chiesa subsequent at UFC 263 UFC Vegas 25 Stay Outcomes UFC Vegas 25 Predominant Card Predominant Occasion: Jiri Prochazka def Dominick Reyes by KO (elbows) at 4:29, R2Co-main Occasion: Giga Chikadze vs Cub Swanson by TKO (physique kick and punches) at 1:03, R1Ion Cutelaba vs Dustin Jacoby dominated a break up draw (29-28, 28-29, 28-28)Sean Strickland def Krzysztof Jotko by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Merab Dvalishvili def Cody Stamann by unanimous resolution (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) UFC Vegas 25 Prelims Luana Pinheiro def Randa Markos by disqualification (unlawful upkick) at 4:16, R1TJ Brown def Kai Kamaka III by break up resolution (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)Luana Carolina def Poliana Botelho by break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)Loma Lookboonmee def Sam Hughes by unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Andreas Michailidis def KB Bhullar by unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Filipe Colares def Luke Sanders by unanimous resolution (29-28, 29-38, 29-28)
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