
After UFC 325, everyone is saying that Diego Lopes has one of the strongest chins in the UFC. The rematch between Alexander Volkanovski vs. Lopes at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena was very similar to their first fight. Volkanovski won the fight via decision with huge margins. He landed some strong jabs and crosses, which almost did the job, but the Brazilian stayed strong, and the fight went to the decision.
What an incredible performance Benoit Saint-Denis showed as he defeated Dan Hooker by TKO (strikes) at 4:45 of Round 2. Hooker did the damage to Saint-Denis but couldn’t finish him. However, BSD stayed calm and did his work and now aims for the title shot.
Mauricio Ruffy came back in the winning column as he defeated Rafael Fiziev by TKO (strikes) at 4:30 of Round 2. Ruffy started slow, was looking for his shot, and at the end he did it. Meanwhile, the heavyweight star Tallison Teixeira dominated the first two rounds with his wrestling and striking. However, Tai Tuivasa almost finished Teixeira in the third round but couldn’t, and lost the fight via decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
The main card started with Australia’s rising star Quillan Salkilld. Salkilld is having one of the best runs in the UFC as he has won in a dominant way and bagged his fourth consecutive win. At UFC 325, he defeated Jamie Mullarkey by submission (face crank) at 3:02 of Round 1.
What UFC 324 showed last weekend carried over into this event as well. Fans saw knockouts, submissions, and most importantly, a full five rounds of war between Alexander Volkanovski and Diego Lopes. Next up, fans will be getting to see a Fight Night event between Mario Bautista vs. Vinicius Oliveira.
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