UFC 290 RESULTS, VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS, POST PRESSER & SOCIAL MEDIA REACTION
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UFC 290 Results: MAIN CARD
- Featherweight Championship: Alexander Volkanovski def. Yair Rodríguez via TKO: R4, 4.19
- Flyweight Championship: Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno via split decision (48-47×2, 46-49)
- Middleweight: Dricus Du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker via TKO: R2, 2.23
- Lightweight: Dan Hooker def. Jalin Turner via split decision (29-28×2, 28-29)
- Middleweight: Bo Nickal def. Val Woodburn via TKO: R1, 0.38
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Welterweight: Robbie Lawler def. Niko Price via KO: R1, 0.38
- Flyweight: Tatsuro Taira def. Edgar Chairez via unanimous decision (29-27×3)
- Strawweight: Denise Gomes def. Yazmin Jauregui via TKO: R1, 0.20
- Light Heavyweight: Alonzo Menifield def. Jimmy Crute via submission: R2, 1.55
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD
- Light Heavyweight: Vitor Petrino def. Marcin Prachnio via submission: R3, 3.42
- Bantamweight: Cameron Saaiman def. Terrence Mitchell via TKO: R1, 3.10
- Flyweight: Jesus Aguilar def. Shannon Ross via KO: R1, 0.17
- Lightweight: Esteban Ribovics def. Kamuela Kirk via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
Preliminary Card Highlights
Jesus Aguilar def. Shannon Ross
In this flyweight bout, Jesus Aguilar pulled off a contender for KO of the year after just 17 seconds against Shannon Ross.
Cameron Saaiman def. Terrence Mitchell
In this bantamweight matchup, Cameron Saaiman got it done in the first round with a TKO of Terrence Mitchell.
Vitor Petrino def. Marcin Prachnio
In this light heavyweight bout, Vitor Petrino defeated Marcin Prachnio with a head and arm choke submission in round three.
Alonzo Menifield def. Jimmy Crute
In this light heavyweight bout, Alonzo Menifield pulled off an impressive guillotine choke in his rematch with Jimmy Crute.
Denise Gomes def. Yazmin Jauregui
Denise Gomes made quick work of Yazmin Jauregui in their strawweight bout, earning a TKO after just 20 seconds.
Robbie Lawler def. Niko Price
Robbie Lawler capped off his phenomenal UFC career in the best way possible by knocking out Niko Price just 38 seconds into their welterweight clash.
Main Card Highlights
Bo Nickal def. Val Woodburn
In this middleweight bout, Bo Nickal continued to live up to the hype, taking just 38 seconds to TKO Val Woodburn.
Dan Hooker def. Jalin Turner
In this wild lightweight bout, Dan Hooker staged an amazing comeback to earn a split decision victory over Jalin Turner.
Round one took place on the feet, with Turner landing some stinging combinations and effective leg kicks. In round two, Turner rocked Hooker with a huge head kick, but the New Zealander responded by catching Turner and unloading on him, before almost sinking in a rear-naked choke. Round three saw Hooker take advantage of a wobbly Turner, unloading on him and almost putting him away.
Dricus Du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker
In this middleweight title eliminator, Dricus Du Plessis earned an impressive TKO victory against Robert Whittaker.
In round one, Whittaker had the best of the action early, but Du Plessis took him down and landed brutal elbows and strikes. Then in round two, Du Plessis rocked Whittaker with a huge right, before unloading on the Australian and forcing the ref to step in.
Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno
In an epic the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja claimed the UFC flyweight title by defeating Brandon Moreno via split decision.
In round one, Pantoja sent Moreno to the canvas with a huge left, opening up a huge cut above his eye. Round two saw Moreno bounce back, taking Pantoja’s back and finding a home for some brutal strikes. A back-and-forth round three saw Pantoja take Moreno down twice, locking him in a body triangle.
In round four, Pantoja took Moreno down and outgrappled him for most of the round, but the Mexican got back to his feet to land some stinging shots. And in the final round, both fighters exchanged huge strikes before Pantoja landed a takedown and took Moreno’s back. Catch all the highlights below.
Alexander Volkanovski def. Yair Rodríguez
In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski defended his featherweight title with a TKO victory against Yair Rodríguez.
In round one, Volkanovski got the takedown and landed some brutal ground strikes, controlling Rodríguez for much of the round. Round two was another dominant one for Volkanovski, who landed a takedown and connected with some nasty elbows.
Then in round three, Rodríguez managed to land some effective kicks, but Volkanovski hit him with a massive right hook, before landing a huge takedown and raining down brutal ground strikes to get the win. Catch all the highlights below.
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